Sam looked away from the screen as the intercom crackled to life. "Sir, the investors from China are here, requesting a meeting with Ila," Kitty's smooth, precise voice came through. "She was supposed to meet with them today, but the meeting was canceled due to the lockdown." Sam's jaw tightened. The lockdown he'd imposed after the attack had disrupted several of Ila's commitments. Despite the chaos, she hadn't slowed down. If anything, her schedule had only intensified, and she'd started delegating more of her workload to him not that he minded. Anything to ease her burden. She had capable people managing her operations, yet Ila insisted on overseeing every major project personally. Just last week, she and her office team had spent three consecutive days in the studio, barely taking

