The contact Maxwell shared still glowed on my phone screen.
Nelson's stern professional headshot overlapped with the cold face I remembered from seven years ago.
Back then, he stood at the front door and watched me get shoved out without a flicker of emotion.
And now? Seven years later, here he was, politely waiting to work with me.
I added him on w******p, and he messaged me right away, sounding really eager.
Nelson: Hello, Ms. Finley. This is Nelson from Gilmore Group. So pleased to be working with you.
My reply was all business.
Margie: The feeling's mutual, Mr. Gilmore. I've sent the project proposal to your email. Please take a look.
For the next two weeks, we handled everything online.
He loved every single detail I drafted.
During our last phone call, Nelson said, "Ms. Fin
