Elara's POV
"Ms. Rhodes."
"Leave it on the desk."
Ivy set something down and withdrew without another word. I kept my eyes on the contract in front of me — a supplier renewal with three clauses that needed restructuring before I'd sign anything. I finished the paragraph, made a note in the margin then turned the page.
Then I reached for whatever Ivy had left.
It was a cream stock card with a clean serif font on the front.
Ian Vance. Vance Industries. CEO.
I turned it over and noticed four words in handwriting I recognised before I'd finished reading them.
We need to talk.
With a number below it.
I set the card down on the desk.
Oh Vance…..
I picked up my pen and found my place in the contract. Read the same clause I'd already read twice and made a second note beside the first o
