BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
~NATHANIEL'S POV~
The Henderson Group's conference room overlooked the pristine waters of the Maldives, but I couldn't focus on the view. Or the merger details. Or anything Henderson was saying about quarterly projections.
All I could think about was Tessa.
She'd looked beautiful this morning, her hair catching the sunlight as she planned her day of exploration. She'd kissed my cheek goodbye – a gesture that was supposed to be for show, but felt startlingly real.
"Pierce? What's your take on the Asian market expansion?"
I blinked, refocusing on Henderson's expectant face. "I think we need to be cautious about overextension in the first quarter."
It was a safe answer, the kind of corporate speak that usually came naturally to me. But even as I said it, part of my
