Margot nodded, but when she glanced at the time, she realized twenty minutes had already flown by!
She jumped to her feet and hurriedly urged Cassian, "I'm so sorry! I completely lost track of time. You're going to be late for your meeting!"
"No rush," Cassian replied calmly. He had already asked his secretary to delay the meeting by five minutes.
Turning to Margot, his eyes glimmered with amusement. "From the messages we've exchanged, you don't seem so distant from me."
Margot pouted. "You know that wasn't me…"
"No problem," he said with a soft smile. "We can always start fresh."
Margot froze for a moment before blurting out, "But… we already have a child together!"
"You know that," Cassian responded plainly.
With those four simple words, he rose from his seat and w
