Aldwin's words still hung in the dining hall as he left me there and headed back to his room.
He picked up his phone and called Lizzy.
“Notify the board. I want everyone in the boardroom by nine,” he said in an urgent tone, completely ignoring Lizzy's greeting she had barely finished when she picked up.
The line beeped.
He tore the pajamas off his body with a single, angry yank, buttons splattering across the floor. He dragged the shirt off and tossed it on the floor. The morning was cold but he turned on the cold shower anyway. The freezing water coursed down his back as he stood under the spray, fidgeting and gritting his teeth against the chill.
He had gotten over losing the bid, but he was in disbelief that I had worked against him with Ralph.
He grabbed his jacket and headed
