The meeting led by Lucas lasted nearly an hour.
By the time it concluded, Beauty and Sarah had already settled into the office, enjoying an afternoon tea break.
The two were curled up on the sofa, scrolling through celebrity gossip online while munching on pizza and desserts, chatting animatedly.
The office door swung open as Lucas and Drake strode in one after the other—one clad in a sleek black suit, the other in a deep navy blue.
Their presence alone seemed to charge the air with an undeniable intensity.
"Is the meeting over?"
Beauty lifted her gaze, her eyes meeting Lucas's icy, fathomless ones as she spoke lightly.
"Mhm."
Lucas's expression was grim.
He offered only a curt response before sinking into the sofa, plucking a grape and chewing it slowly.
The atmosphere in the room instantly plummeted to freezing temperatures, prompting both Sarah and Beauty to instinctively rub their arms.
"Sarah, there's something I need to talk to you about."
