Elena
My face probably gave everything away because I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. Not the CEO, not when I knew, deep down, that he already had the answer he was looking for. When he asked how it went, it wasn’t really a question, more like he already knew I hadn’t done well. I could feel the weight behind his eyes.
I kept my head down, avoiding his gaze. I could feel my cheeks burning, maybe from embarrassment or guilt, or both. When I told him I’d given him my number, his eyebrows immediately shot up. I could tell from the way they raised, how surprised he was. Took your number? That wasn’t something you did in a meeting like this, unless there was something more than just business going on.
He didn’t say anything at first, just looked at me like he was trying to figure out w
