I pulled off a stunning, clean win on my first project at Apex, and word spread fast.
It wasn't long before the heads of several core departments had me on their radar.
Gavin Hartwell was the first to extend an olive branch.
At the celebration banquet, he sauntered over to me, a glass of champagne swirling in his hand. That strikingly handsome face of his didn't even try to hide how impressed he was with me.
"Congrats. That whole BluePeak project? You knocked it out of the park."
His smile faded a little, and he went on, "The look on Damien's face? I'm gonna be laughing about that for a whole month."
The corner of my mouth tugged up in a small smile. "Just got lucky, that's all."
Gavin let out a low chuckle. "That's not luck. That's skill. Pure and simple."
He glanced at me, his ga
