My confusion deepened. If we'd only crossed paths in passing, there was no way he'd know what brand of drink I liked.
But when Noah clearly didn't want to elaborate, I dropped the subject. There was no point pushing.
Ava finished her call with the boss in the meeting room and stepped out. Seeing me looking bored out of my mind, she said goodbye to Noah and turned to head out of the research building.
We'd walked quite a distance before I felt that heavy gaze glued to my back finally fade away.
Ava, right beside me, hadn't picked up on any of it. She chattered away, "Emma, this whole thing would've fallen through without you! I had no idea you had connections like that up your sleeve."
I blinked, confused. "What do you mean, without me? What connections?"
When she saw my genuinely con
