Chapter 86
DAMIAN'S POV
I had spent years being certain about almost everything.
Business decisions.
People.
Money.
Risk.
Even when I didn't have all the answers, I knew how to make a decision and live with it.
Angela was different.
With her, certainty seemed to disappear whenever I needed it most.
I sat behind my desk, staring at the file in front of me without reading a single word.
My assistant stood across from me with her tablet in hand.
“Everything is arranged?” I asked.
“Yes.”
“The reservation?”
“Confirmed.”
“The flowers?”
“Already arranged.”
“And the cake?”
“Being delivered on the morning of her birthday.”
I nodded.
“And the car?”
“Ready.”
I leaned back.
“One more thing.”
She waited.
“No work calls for me that day unless it's an emergency.”
She raised an
