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The first thing I have to investigate iswhyshe wants to step down from her position. Then—and only then—can I figure out how to keep her here.
“Mr. Harrison. Mr… Adam.” A voice breaks me from my thoughts.
“Huh?”
Nova and the rest of the table are staring pointedly at me.
Heat flushes the back of my neck. I sit up straight. “Sorry. Can you repeat the question?”
“Why does he get to sit in these meetings when he’s clearly not interested?” Roberts asks with a hateful frown.
Nova ignores Roberts’ grumbling and answers patiently, “The kinetic batteries you created—was any of your research based on previous patents?”
“No, it’s all original.”
She jots it down. “We’re in talks with our patent lawyer now. As long as there are no issues, we can get both functional and design patents. The kinetic batteries will be our hundredth patent.”
Applause breaks out around the table.
It’s an impressive feat and it’s one I owe exclusively to Nova. She’s a beast when it comes to patenting inventions.
Just then, Nova’s phone starts ringing.
She stops and glances down. Her eyebrows pull tight in confusion. “Mr. Roberts, can you take over? I need to answer this.”
I meet her eyes when she gets to her feet.What’s wrong?
She shakes her head.I’m not sure.
I keep staring at the door, my heart shifting nervously. That unsettled expression plays on a loop in my brain.
Something’s wrong.
Planting my hands on the desk, I move to follow her.
Roberts stares me down with eyes that could kill. “Where do you think you’re going, Harrison? The meeting’s not done yet.”
“I gotta use the bathroom,” I say.
He lets out a bitter laugh. “You’re an adult. Can’t you hold it?”
“Guess not, bud.” I ignore his muttering and launch through the door.
Nova is in the hallway. “Rowan, I can’t understand you,” she whispers into the phone.
I place a hand on her shoulder. “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know. He’s not saying anything that makes sense.”
I take the phone from her. “Rowan, what—”
Before I can interrogate him, an alarm goes off in the building. I glance up, noticing the red lights flashing on either side of the conference room door. Since we have several labs that work with explosives, we took extra precautions and made sure to install a state-of-the-art alarm system to keep people safe.
Nova gives me a frantic look.
My heart is about to leap out of my chest. I yell into the phone, “Rowan, where are you?”
The cell goes dead.
