Julissa ate quietly, occasionally sneaking glances at Scott across the table.
He seemed relaxed now, the tension in his expression softened as he focused on his meal.
Finally, she couldn’t hold it in any longer.
She set down her chopsticks and asked hesitantly, “Mr. Nichols… why did you come to the bar tonight?”
Scott didn’t even pause. He continued eating as he replied, “I heard you were looking for Serena.”
Her fingers tightened around her chopsticks. “Did Jerry tell you?”
Scott smirked. “Of course. You thought I wouldn’t find out?”
She swallowed. “I just… I overheard some employees saying that Time Group was in trouble because of me. That you lost a major project because of me.”
Scott finally looked up, his dark eyes studying her carefully.
“So, you decided to go and ‘fix’ it?”
