Evangeline and Hank froze.

A glimmer of hope sparked in Caden's dull eyes.

The crowd had scrambled to find the source of the mood-killing noise.

Hank scowled as he fished out the offending phone from his pocket.

His eyes had shown a tinge of regret, and the urge to keep going with Evangeline had disappeared as soon as he saw who was calling.

With Evangeline looking on, worried, Hank had taken the call. The more the person on the other end had talked, the tighter Hank's frown had become.

Hank ended the call, and Evangeline noticed a sheen of sweat on his brow-a rare sight. He was always so cool and collected, like a prince out of a storybook

"What's up?" she asked, her voice laced with concern.

sound nonchalant, but Evangeline

Hank had recently taken charge of. Suddenly, Evangeline was not in

hand from Hank's sleeve. "Why head to the company this late? If Hank says it's a small issue, he's got

words. Foster Group was no small matter, and she had to be

anymore if he could sort this out alone. His future work would likely be smoother,

me with you?" she asked, her decision clear in her mind after a moment's thought. Evangeline had always trusted Hank's judgment over the

of what Foster Group meant to her, and he would not push

"I've just got an emergency and need to head back to the office right away. I can't

darker, and Evangeline, with her striking appearance, made

sweat it, the company comes first.

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gone, and since Evangeline barely knew Caden, she decided to just grab a ride home. Heading toward the bar's exit, she could not shake the feeling that something was off

for a crisis at the company, why at this

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