No Longer His Convenient Wife
He slipped one hand into the pocket of his coat while the other absently adjusted the cuff at his wrist.
“I could say the same,” he replied evenly. “I thought you’d be downtown.”
“I usually am.” Weston rested a hand lightly on Maisie’s shoulder before continuing. “But Wednesdays belong to her. Pediatric appointments take priority over meetings.”
Maisie beamed proudly, as though this arrangement made her the most important person in the county.
“It sounds like a fair trade,” Sebastian said, and for the briefest second, the corners of his mouth lifted.
“I read about Hawthorne Global’s acquisition last week. Congratulations. From everything I’ve heard, it was a difficult deal to close.”