The drive back to the estate was too quiet.
Sophie sat beside Ethan in the backseat, she kept her hands on her lap. The city blurred past the tinted windows, but she barely noticed it. Her mind was still in that boardroom… still replaying Adrian’s words.
The next move won’t be in this room– That hadn’t been a threat. It had been a promise.
Ethan hadn’t spoken since they left. Not once. And somehow, that worried her more than anything he could have said.
When the car finally pulled into the estate, Sophie didn’t wait for the driver. She stepped out immediately, her pulse was still pounding.
“Ethan,” she said as he followed her inside.
He closed the door behind them calmly. “What?” he asked.
“What now?” She asked.
He loosened his tie slightly, his expression controlled again — too co
