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She's coming to see me

Author: Kaguya2001
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Chapter 8

Jace’s POV

The boardroom of Carter Holdings was designed to intimidate.

Everything about it screamed power. There were glass walls that overlooked Manhattan from the fortieth floor, a twelve-foot mahogany table polished to a shine, leather chairs that seemed more like thrones than seats. A long wall screen displayed our acquisition targets in precise columns of red and green, numbers shifting as the executives debated valuations and strategy.

I sat at the head of the table, perfectly still, an island of calm in a sea of restless suits. The city stretched behind me, skyline sharp against the glass, but the men and women across the table knew better than to think I cared about the view.

The one thing and person I cared about wasn't where I wanted her to be. I stared at my phone every chance I got to see if she would call me back at all. I don't even know why I had just a little hope that she would when it was obvious she wanted nothing to do with me.

My phone sat there on the
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