The first ten minutes of the meeting were the worst.
Not because anything went wrong.
Because Naomi couldn't stop thinking about everything that almost had.
Every time she looked at the dark blue proposal folder sitting in front of the Ashcroft delegation, she felt a fresh wave of relief.
If they hadn't found it...
She pushed the thought away.
There was no point dwelling on what could have happened.
The file had been recovered.
The meeting was underway.
And Sebastian was doing surprisingly well.
Actually, that wasn't true.
He was doing more than well.
He was commanding the room.
Naomi sat a few seats away, tablet open in front of her, listening as he answered another question from one of the Ashcroft executives.
His response was concise.
Not a hint of hesitation.
Not a sing
