He didn’t come home that night.
I stayed up until three watching the door eventually falling asleep. When I woke up the penthouse was still empty.
I walked towards the kitchen letting out a soft sigh, I poured a cup of water sipping slowly.
I checked my phone. No messages. No missed calls. Not from Damian, not from the school. Just silence.
I turned on the TV. The news anchor's face filled the screen, and behind her, a graphic flashed: Cross Industries Faces Board Rebellion.
I sat up. The words scrolled across the bottom in clean white letters. Calloway deal under fire. Shareholders question CEO Damian Cross. Board to meet Friday.
My heart started pounding. I turned up the volume.
"...investors are growing nervous as questions mount over the failed Calloway merger. Sources inside
