Gaston POV:
It’s been five minutes since I sent the text to Diana, and the wait feels longer than it should. I can’t shake the image of her face from earlier,the way her shoulders sagged, the way disappointment sat heavy in her eyes when the deal collapsed. She tried to hide it, but I saw it anyway. She cared. Anyone with half a heart would have noticed the tears she fought back, the way she blamed herself for something that was never her fault.
I’m staring at my phone when the door bursts open.
Rebecca storms in, the air in the room tightens immediately.
“How could you?” she yells, “How could you lose a deal like that?”
I shut my eyes and roll onto my side, turning my back to her. Mother already had her turn tearing into me. I don’t have the patience for this too.
“I’m not in the mo
