( Mia POV)Nel fell asleep halfway through the story about dragons.I closed the book gently, tucking the blanket around his small body. He looked peaceful. Innocent. Unaware of how his guardians were destroying themselves."Sweet dreams," I whispered, pressing a kiss to his forehead.My phone buzzed as I left his room. My assistant. Calling at nine PM, which meant something was wrong."Miss Cops? I'm so sorry to bother you. But we have a situation with the Tokyo investors. They're threatening to pull out unless we can address their concerns tonight.""Tonight? It's already morning there.""They've been waiting for a response all day. If we don't handle this now, they're walking. That's three hundred million in investment."I closed my eyes. Three hundred million. Too much to lose over pride or exhaustion."I'll be there in thirty minutes."I changed quickly. Left a note for Mrs. Cara about where I'd gone. Didn't bother telling Robert. He was at the charity event. Probably networking.
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