The board meeting slowly came to an end, but the tension lingering inside the room refused to fade.
Board members gathered their documents and pushed back their chairs, their quiet conversations already shifting toward the company's next course of action. To them, the meeting was over.
To Maya, it was only beginning.
She wasn't paying attention to the directors.
Her gaze remained fixed on the opposite side of the table Sophie and Damein. It was subtle that most people wouldn't have noticed.
But Maya had been watching them since the meeting began.
Every so often, Sophie would lift her eyes toward Damein. Never for long Just a quick, measured glance And each time... Damein returned it.
There were no words.
No smiles.
Just a silent exchange that seemed to carry an understanding neith
