Scarlett looked at Zayn, really looked at him for the first time. She didn't see the "trash" everyone talked about. She saw a man whose eyes were filled with a terrifying, ancient knowledge. She saw a man who looked like he had walked through hell and come back with the keys to the kingdom.
"Wait," Scarlett commanded.
The security guards paused, their hands inches from Zayn’s shoulders.
"Scarlett, you can't be serious," Julian hissed, stepping forward. "He’s a Carter. He’s probably trying to sabotage us further. Look at him! He’s a child playing at business."
"Leave us," Scarlett said, her voice cutting through Julian’s protests like a blade.
"But—"
"I said, leave us," she repeated, her gaze never leaving Zayn’s. "All of you. Now."
The circle began to dissolve, the investors mutteri
