Philip sat at his desk, staring blankly at the mountain of paperwork spread before him.
Numbers blurred together; meaningless legalese as his mind wandered, pulling him deeper into his personal struggles.
The company was in freefall, and James was pulling all the strings to make sure it landed squarely in his hands. He was losing Brooks Enterprises. And as if that wasn't enough, he was losing himself.
What had happened last night with Kasey had left him even more with a feeling of emptiness.
He had left, feeling smothered by his own failures. It was no more about Kendra alone. It was just everything slipping away—bit by bit, piece by piece, till finally there would be nothing left.
A knock on the door, and Philip looked up to Daniel stepping into the office. His face was stern, his
