Celeste's Pov He was in the east wing office when Iris brought me to him. Not the main office he used in the mornings. The other one, the one I had only seen the door of. She knocked once and left before he answered which told me she already knew he would.He was standing at the window when I walked in. I noticed his posture was different. Looser. The version of him I had seen in the kitchen that third morning, not the one at the dinner table."Sit down," he said.I sat.He turned around and looked at me for a moment before he moved to the chair across from mine. No desk between us this time. That was different too."I want to talk about the heir clause," he said.I kept my face still. "Alright.""The thirty day window is a formality. I'm not going to hold you to a timeline." He paused. "But I need you to understand that the clause itself is not negotiable. It's the foundation of this arrangement.""I understand that.""Do you have concerns."I almost laughed. "I have several.""Tell
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