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I promised I’d let her go.
Unfortunately, I’m not doing a great job.
“How is she?”
“She seems okay. Although I get the feeling that she’s not the type to ever lose her cool in public. She’s eating, although it’s not a lot, despite thefabulousbrownies Dawn brought over. And she’s telling us about what happened when she got her hair braided today. Apparently, Clay Bolton’s nanny was making rude comments about his daughter’s hair. We’re discussing what we would have done in that situation.”
“So she’s okay?”
“She’s,” Dejonae sighs, “I don’t know what you want me to say, Adam. She doesn’t trust us yet. I barely got her over here.”
“Did you use the investment card?”
“Yes, I did.”
“Good. Tell Kenya I don’t expect anything.”
“Kenya’s not a liar. She’s going to invest in Vision Tech.”
“Then I’ll double whatever she gives me and invest the money right back in her publishing house. Tell her not to play those games with me because I’m insane.”
Dejonae chuckles. “Speaking of insane, you went viral on the internet.”
“It’s only the Inventor of the Year award. It’s not that big of—”
“You consume me. You control me.”
The blood in my veins goes cold. “How do you know about that? Did Nova tell you?”
“Someone posted a video of your dramatic love declarations. I thought I was watching an episode ofScandalfor a minute.”
I faintly remember people recording us that night. Grabbing my phone, I look up the video. Once I find it, I’m going to watch it on repeat until my heart shatters.
“Adam?”
“Huh? You were saying something aboutScandal?Is it a gossip site?”
“It’s a show about the president and—”
Someone calls her name in the background.
“Oops. I have to go, but Adam…”
“What?”
“How are you holding up?”
“I’m fine.”
If the definition of fine has changed to ‘floating in a sea of utter despair’, then I’m better than fine. I’mamazing.
She sighs. “I told Sazuki to call you.”
“Why would you torture him like that?”
“He can’t stick his head in the sand when his friend’s life is imploding.”
“It’s not imploding. It’s more like a small pop.”
