While Elodie sat nearby, squirming in her seat, Jarrod noticed immediately.

She kept glancing at him.

He turned to her in his usual unhurried manner and suddenly asked, "How are you settling in at the new company?"

Elodie pressed her lips together. "It's going well. I like my new job."

"So, The Silverstein Group must not have been a great fit for you after all."

Elodie frowned. The truth was, she'd never really belonged in The Silverstein Group's PR department. She'd only taken the job so she wouldn't drift so far from him, hoping it might help them grow closer.

But Jarrod had never cared what she wanted.

He didn't seem interested in her answer now, either. A notification popped up on the iPad beside him.

Almost reflexively, Jarrod flipped the iPad face-down on the table, as if to keep her from seeing.

Elodie understood the gesture instantly and quickly looked away.

Jarrod asked, "I have something urgent to take care of. Can you catch a cab to work?"

Though he phrased it like a question, it was clear he had no intention of driving her.

In fact it was practically a dismissal.

Elodie hesitated only for a moment before replying calmly, "That's fine."

The question she'd wanted to ask never made it past her lips.

last night. There must have been a specific

out of

wind seemed to claw at her collar, sending a chill

speeding away in the

not to let a cold ruin her

hours in a conference room with Alexander and the

Alexander was practically bouncing with excitement.

be on

resolved to draft a detailed development plan

in her office, her phone rang.

to bleach my eyes! Why can't that woman just

Esmeralda was fuming.

Elodie asked, "What happened?"

go to Grady's company for an event today, and just seeing him was bad enough. I was planning to

ran into Jarrod

She was feeding him dessert in

stilled over the contract she was signing, her

"urgent business" that morning had just been an excuse to ditch her

Esmeralda's tone softened, a hint of

snapped out of it and bent

resents you to love you-it's against human

complicated, unpredictable creatures. She'd learned that

Jarrod? Even

to grab a drink

trying to be supportive. She smiled, her

come back and

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