"You mean... she was employed?
Nathan snapped, his voice sharp with disbelief as he clutched his phone a little too tightly. it was too early—or too late—for this kind of information. He had just dragged himself in from the office after pulling an all-nighter, running mostly on coffee and his willpower.
Securing the contract had been a victory. But delivering on it? That was a different battlefield altogether. And without Ria, it was starting to look like a lost cause. He had met with many designers after Ria left, but not one came close to the brilliance she delivered. The Williams Group would know if the quality stopped—they weren't idiots.
The sudden ringing of his phone pulled him out from his thoughts. At first he was reluctant to pick up the call—for fu**king sake, he was tired
