KANE'S POV
Inside, it was the same thing. There were eyes everywhere. Mouths half-moving, stopping when they realized I was close. I didn’t bother pretending I couldn’t hear them. I just didn’t care.
Then came the click-click of heels.
Abigail.
"Sir—morning—welcome back. I’ve compiled the reports from the past three days, and there’s a folder on your desk already," she said, rushing to walk beside me.
Her voice was too quick, nervous. She kept glancing up at me and then looking back down at the tablet in her hands.
"The acquisition team finalized the Bain deal. There’s a board meeting in three hours. I pushed the others to tomorrow. And also—"
I said nothing.
The words just blurred.
She kept talking. I kept walking.
We reached the elevator.
I stopped.
So did she, sighing softly
