Ariana froze, her panic returning as she stopped beside her. Her heart raced, slamming her throat with every pump. Of all the times for him to appear, it had to be at the worst possible moment. Elly's decor would arrive at any minute and with him right beside her, she would be unable to meet Eliana.
"It's past five." He said calmly, moving closer to her desk. "We need to leave now to prepare for tomorrow. Pack your things."
Ariana swallowed, trying to keep her expression neutral even though her mind was screaming and her body was trembling from fear. She could not let him find out about the ruckus that had occurred. Not yet. She needs the event to go by smoothly, looking like nothing ever went wrong first before breaking the news to him.
She needed more time.
"R-right." She cleared her
