ADRIAN'S POVI had just finished signing the contracts when my phone rang. Three investors had agreed to fund my new hotel project in downtown. Sixty million dollars. Not bad for a Saturday morning.I was still sitting in my office, looking at the signed papers, when I saw Nichole's name on my phone screen."Good morning, Nichole," I said."Good morning, Adrian. How are you today?"Her voice sounded normal, but I could hear something underneath it. She was worried about something."I'm good. What's going on?""Can you meet me at The Garden Cafe? I need to talk to you about something."I didn't even think about it. "Of course. When?""As soon as you can get there.""I'll be there in fifteen minutes."After I hung up, I sat there for a moment. Nichole never called weekend meetings unless something was really wrong. And she sounded tense.I grabbed my jacket and headed to my car. On the way to the cafe, I kept thinking about her. She'd been different lately. More stressed, more careful a
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