WORK-LIFE
~NATHANIEL'S POV~
I wasn't supposed to be here.
My driver had picked up Tessa an hour ago to take her to some corporate event she was planning downtown. I had three back-to-back meetings scheduled, a conference call with Tokyo, and a stack of contracts waiting for my signature.
But instead of heading to my office, I found myself telling James to follow Tessa's car.
"Sir?" he'd asked, confused.
"The Grand Ballroom. Take me to the Grand Ballroom."
I told myself it was professional curiosity.
Tessa had mentioned this event several times over the past week…some big product launch for a tech company. She'd been stressed about it, staying up late and going over vendor contracts and seating charts.
I wanted to see what she was so worried about.
That's what I told myself, anyw
