Raymond looked around the boardroom with disinterest. He would be staying a few more days to seal the deal. It was a huge one that could avert the looming fold of one of his franchises. Danielle had called the shots, she knew a good number of higher ups who were willing to invest heavily in it and even though he was sick of depending on her prowess, he knew he had to do what he had to do.
Three more days to go, and he could not hold it in anymore. He had met Derek earlier, and he had told him how much Tessa was hurting, and how broken she was, and it hurt him too.
He had thought Derek was trying to steal his wife from him – or maybe he still was plotting something. Heck, he couldn’t trust that boy fully anymore. But there was something in his voice, the way he narrated her hurt and the
