Chapter 7: The Collins

The Collins.

Nathaniel leaned back in his chair, fingers pressed against his temples.

He looked every bit the devastatingly handsome CEO the world admired, but something in his stillness felt… disturbed, like his thoughts refused to settle.

His mother walked into his office, her eyes finding Serena’s resignation letter on his desk. She said, “It’s for the best that she is gone.”

He did not react. He simply took a deep breath, his brows meeting while he was at it.

Then his office doors opened again. His assistant, Gavin, entered. “Sir, Miss Kline is fine, Sir. She said she was just stressed.”

“Why?” Bianca reacted with a frown. She found her seat before Nathaniel’s table.

“Miss Kline fainted in the elevator,” Gavin reported. He looked at Nathaniel, then returned his attention to Bianca. “I took her to the hospital.”

“You asked your assistant to take her to the hospital? You are not going soft on her, right, Nathan?” Bianca snapped, her voice cutting through the room. “Remember how you