In the meeting room.
Axel Knight sat at the head of the long mahogany table, listening to yet another financial report that seemed to stretch endlessly.
The projector hummed softly, displaying graphs and slides filled with numbers and percentages.
While his directors spoke with enthusiasm about the company's quarterly profits and future strategies, his mind was far from Apex Holdings.
All he could think of was being with Evelyn.
He could still picture her sitting on the sofa in his office, her hair softly framing her face, the way she smiled when she tried to hide her tiredness. The image wouldn't leave him.
Axel straightened slightly and forced himself to focus as one of the executive directors from the Singapore branch began his report.
"Mr. Knight," the man said confidently, gesturing toward the screen.
