Chapter 109 Caught

• Grace
• Shit. I hadn’t expected him to ask that. His expression was cool and unaffected. It felt like he already knew the answer, yet he was still waiting for me to answer. Why? Was this a test too? Some sort of power game? I swear, the stress of dealing with this man was going to be the death of me, I was sure. I cleared my throat and answered the call to stall for time, but I hit the speaker button before I could lift the phone off the cradle.
• “Ma’am? The board is convening soon. They want to know if you’ll be coming to the meeting.”