|Katherine|
I turned toward him, almost on instinct, my breath catching in my throat.
Javier strode forward through the press like the room itself bent around his presence. Unhurried. Unshaken. Confident in a way I could never quite emulate, no matter how hard I tried.
Noel immediately rose from his seat, offering it with a respect that only made the moment heavier, though my mind barely processed the movement. My eyes were locked on Javier, every step of his measured approach pulling the ground out from under me.
“Mr. Lanford! What are you doing here?”
“Mr. Lanford, are you taking over the Lopez Corporation?”
“Mr. Lanford, are you Miss Lopez's consultant?”
The series of question series continued to be thrown at him but Javier didn’t mind it. He reached the table and slid into th
