The elevator doors opened on the forty second floor of Lancrest Holdings and Daniel walked through like he owned the place.
He always moved that way in spaces that didn’t belong to him. Like confidence alone could make him belong anywhere.
Kai’s assistant looked up from her desk.
“Mr Stephen,” she said. “Do you have an appointment?”
“I don’t need one,” Daniel said pleasantly. “Kai and I are old friends. He’ll see me.”
The assistant picked up her phone.
A brief exchange.
Then she looked back at him.
“You can go in,” she said.
Daniel straightened his jacket and pushed open the office door.
Kai was behind his desk with a pen in his hand and a stack of documents in front of him. He looked up when Daniel entered. His expression did not change dramatically. Just a slight adjustment. Th
