ette'

shook me out of my core, mercile

e a prey you can't wait to hunt." Rhysand sa

Mr Rhysand." I muttered in a barely audible voice, b

firmly, his lips stretching into smirk.

diot if I didn't know that cliche line of yours to the en

refuted, and I shrugged, getting up slowly. "If you're going to do that after this meeting, why

a smirk tugged at the corner of his lips. "You're quitting?" he asked, his

s of yours." I shot back, leaning my weight on the desk. "I've got

things to do? Like what, Bridgette? Find another boss to argue

s any of your business," I replied curtly, grabbing my bag. "But if anyone's

esting one, Bridgette. Always so quick to put up walls and throw pu

t respectfully and to the right people." I sucked in a breath, keeping my eyes on him. "I work as I'm supposed to and I can proudly say that a si

words before I slammed t

nto it and took a deep breath. My feelings would ove

r to, it was the only thing in

and the blurry memories of what happened

s that formed in my eyes when I heard

nvestors are here," Sh

," I said as boldly as I could t

te? Do you need anything?"

blinking back my tears as I stoo

d. The investors sat on one side of the long glass

ng presence filling the room as he spok

I entered, but I could feel

s and took my seat, focusing on the

and I had no intention of letting my e

berate. "You're just in time. Please walk us through the quarterly projecti

o rise to the bait. Instead, I forced a profes

enue growth this quarter is up by 17%, driven largely by the new product line's

, shall we?" Rhysand interrupted, his voice light but

my voice even. "To summarize, the company's current trajectory positions us

gh the room, and I allowed mysel

r, but his gaze lingered on

nvestors' questions, providing concise answer

lishment, though the tension between Rhysand and

ched me with a soft smile. "You were a

ignore the burning sensation of Rh

ve, his voice stopped me. "Bri

f whatever game he thought we were playing. But when

he said simply, his vo

nd. "Thank you," I replied cautiously, n

g as quickly as it appeared. "I'm just saying this because the investors were reall

termined not to let him get under m