JANICE'S POV
The first thing I notice when I walk into the kitchen is that Eden is already there. The second thing I notice is that he isn't pretending anymore.
No clipboard or managers hovering beside him and no inspection notes. He's standing near the service entrance with a coffee in one hand, watching the line like he has nowhere else to be.
My stomach tightens. "He's back." I don't look up from the prep list in my hand. "Who?" Celine snorts beside me. "The billionaire stalker."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Sure." She walks away before I can throw something at her. Service starts twenty minutes later and somehow Eden is still there watching.
I hate it, I'd rather he criticize something at least then I'd know where I stand. This silent observation feels worse because
