Monday came too quickly.
Sunday had passed quietly. I stayed home the entire day, barely doing anything productive. Leo forced me to sit through one of his cartoons, Pierce complained about work for almost an hour, Ford argued with me over a few petty things like he always did, and Hayes disappeared into his study halfway through the afternoon.
It was normal.
By Monday morning, everything was back to routine.
I got ready, dropped Leo off at school, and then headed straight to the company.
The meeting had already gone on for almost an hour when Mia walked in quietly.
She leaned slightly toward me and lowered her voice.
“Mr. Kings is here. He’s asking to see you.”
My stomach turned instantly.
My fingers clenched beneath the table, but my face remained calm.
I only nodded once.
“Te
