[Christian Castillo]
“If you’ve lost confidence, Christian… it’s better to step aside gracefully.”
The whole table stills before me at Shane finally saying what she’s been carrying along with her all these years. From my peripheral vision, I see Ace lean back, a bemused look of interest finally gracing his face since the start of this meeting. Shane looks smug and Dominic shifts beside me, panic flickering in his eyes.
I sit back, crossing one ankle over my knee as I let the silence stretch long enough to make them uneasy, just before I say, “I haven’t lost anything.” My voice is clear, calm. Too calm for the irritation which was almost getting to my nerves.
Howard frowns. “Then show us.”
I nod once.“I intended to do exactly that.” I slide a single folder onto the table and open it
