|Javier|
Billy closed the door of the conference room as soon as the last department head stepped out. I remained seated, my gaze fixed on the blank projector screen in front of me.
The meeting with the department heads had just ended, and my mind immediately started turning over strategies on how to address the company’s latest problem. I was confident I could handle it, but in matters like these, I always valued hearing the opinions of my people.
Still, that wasn’t what truly weighed on me.
It was the deal I had offered Katherine—the deal born from the mistaken marriage we found ourselves in.
My mind drifted back to last night. I remembered finding her asleep on the sofa, and guilt instantly gnawed at me. It was my fault—I had stayed too late at work, letting her wait for me. I had
