ELLE POV
After the meeting, silence was louder than the board’s criticisms. I took my files very cautiously so my hand would not shake in front of everyone. My presentation had been flawless—or so I thought. I reviewed the data, made adjustments to the slides, and verified each projection line three times. The people most important to me vanished before my eyes just like that. I could feel Jordan's gaze on me. It looked disappointed, or maybe angry, but not loving. After we left the boardroom, he didn’t say anything. And his silence hurt more than anything he could have said.
Once, I found solace in this silence; it has now become judgment. He finally spoke in a quiet and cold tone. “This isn’t like you. How could you miss something so vital?”I swallowed, forcing composure. “I didn’t mi
