Celia stood frozen for several long seconds before Thomas rushed to her side. His face was tense with worry, brows drawn together as he studied the shock on her expression.
“Hey… what’s wrong? Was that Apollo Constructions?” he asked, voice low but urgent. The concern in his tone wasn’t only for her—Thomas understood exactly what losing this project meant. His influential Sinclair family had been the brains and the leverage behind securing the Moretti–Apollo contract in the first place. Without his connections, the Morettis wouldn’t have even made it onto Apollo’s radar.
Celia tried to speak, but her voice trembled.
“I—I don’t know. They called… to cancel the partnership.”
She swallowed hard. “I don’t understand why.”
Her face twisted in disbelief. Everything had been on track. Everyt
