Aiden's POVMy voice had been echoing across the glass table, crisp and assured as I explained the quarterly projections—until my phone rang. It wasn’t the standard business ringtone I kept for the world. No, this one was different — soft, but distinct, and the sound sliced through the room like a knife. I froze mid-sentence.I never froze. Not during meetings. Not ever.Twelve suits stared at me, all mid-note, their pens paused in the air. I didn’t want to check it. I never allowed interruptions. But my heart — God, my heart — was thudding like a wild animal. And somewhere deep in my chest, I knew. I knew it was her.Cheryl.I reached for the phone with a slowness I couldn’t explain. Her name sprawled across the screen like a whisper from a different life — like a dream I’d buried beneath deadlines and liquor and clenched fists.I picked up immediately.“Gentlemen,” I said, standing, my voice calm, rehearsed. “Continue without me. I just want to see the final report and last month’s
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