DAMIEN’S POV
“Sir, the plane is ready,” Charles informed me.
I looked up from my desktop. He was looking at me strangely.
“Anything else, Charles?”
He stayed quiet.
I sighed and got up from my seat.
“Did something happen?’
“Not really, sir. I am just wondering. Is this the best time to leave?”
I paced back and forth in the vast space. Charles’s eyes were on me the entire time.
“You’re really going to make me say it, aren’t you?”
Charles shrugged.
“It seems only fitting.”
I stopped and stared at him.
“Is my mother in her apartment?”
“Not for long.”
“She has something up her sleeve, doesn’t she?’
He went quiet again, but that was all the confirmation I needed.
“I have to go, Charles. There is no other option.”
Charles nodded and went down to get the car ready.
I sat back d
