Jayden’s POV
For several seconds after Elara Reyes walked out of the restaurant, I remained seated exactly where I was.
The chair across from me was empty.
The folder containing the proposal still lay on the table between us, slightly pushed to the side from when she had stood up too quickly.
I stared at it for a moment before leaning back in my chair.
That had ended… unexpectedly.
A faint crease formed between my brows as I replayed the last few minutes in my head.
Everything was going fine. I had finally stopped poking the lady and we had begun talking business when her phone rang.
After that call, it seemed as though the air became heavy. She was impatient to leave.
My fingers tapped lightly against the table.
It didn’t take a genius to guess that whoever had called her was
