As they passed by the elevator, Asher told Eleanor to go back to her room upstairs.
Eleanor didn't think much of it and nodded before leaving.
Asher returned to the hall, where everyone stood up to greet him.
"I went out to get some fresh air. Don't mind me," he said casually.
"Of course not, why would we?"
"Absolutely, not at all."
Not long after Asher left, Sofia sent her assistant to look for him, but he was nowhere to be found. Now, as she stood close to him, she faintly detected a whiff of a woman's perfume on him.
The scent was somewhat familiar to Sofia, but it was different from the woody, cool fragrance Asher usually wore.
Sofia, being sensitive to scents, immediately noticed the difference.
She stiffened slightly but managed to mask her reaction. She asked Asher in a low
