w days pass

oided looking toward the top floors. It was easier

gain - had i

d early, careful not to touch anything important. The long table gleamed under the

anging the chairs when she

through the small gap, she could s

e assistants for the client

already over budget,

oice entered -

ri

y. "Gentlemen," he said, voice steady.

and he noticed Elena frozen in the corn

e said quickly,

e replied. "Yo

, but one of them - a tall man named Mr. Hayes - mu

houldn't even be u

e, but she stayed qui

Grace, dropped her tray behind her and wh

aybe next time, you two can

n Elena fi

obs. We might not wear suits, but we still work hard

one had ever talked back to

nding by the window the

he said

m sorry, sir,

slightly. "No.

r. Hayes, I expect respect fo

s or sit in the boardroom, t

Hayes mumbled someth

turned to leave, but Adrian

for a

hesi

against the marble. When he spoke again, his

say anything," he

ime since that night in the rain. "I don't like

omething we're

s expression unreadable.

people don't notice cleaners

low, warm sound she didn

. The silence between them wasn't a

ok a step back. "I should go before

"Right. O

he way a man watches beauty, but the way someone w

t sight of her again - pushing her cart across the lobby, humming quie