“Do you like children, Sophia?”he asked.
“That’s not the right question.The question is whether I’d want children with you.The answer is no.Never.Not in this lifetime.”
“Everything is fine,” Felix said.“It’s a clean transfer agreement for TAS Solutions shares to your mother, naming you as beneficiary.”
“Good,” I said.
As soon as we finished signing and notarizing it, I stood and started for the door without a word.Mr.Hestian stuck out his cane to stop me.
Tired of playing nice, I pulled it from his surprisingly strong hold and tossed it onto the table.It knocked over and broke a glass.
“I’ll let the host know we’ll compensate for the glass,” Felix said behind me.
I cleared the door and speed walked all the way to the welcome stand.There, I paused to make sure it was just Felix.
“Did I make things worse?”I asked him.
“Not at all.He’s waiting in the car.I’ll walk you out.”
Happily agreeing to a faster escape, I followed Felix outside.
“I’ll file the documents for you and send a summary of the meeting to Mr.Steele within an hour,” Felix said.“Tell him to let me know if he needs anything.”
“I will.Thank you.”
Felix walked me to Konni’s car and opened the door for me.Konni’s hungry gaze swept over me as I got in.The heat in it slowed my movements.His slow grin, punctuated by the closing door, sent a thrill through me.
Until the car pulled away and I remembered Harlow.
“How was it?”Konni asked.
“Good.Thank you for loaning out Felix.He was smart in there.”
“Does that mean you got the shares?”
“Yep.Signed, sealed, and delivered.Felix said he’d file them and send you a meeting summary.He also said to let him know if you need anything else.”
“What I need, he can’t give me.”
I glanced at Harlow to see if he’d heard Konni, but he was studiously focused on the road.
Thankfully, Konni’s phone rang to distract him.When he looked at the screen, I saw “Best Mom in the whole wide world” as the contact and smirked.He caught my look, arched a brow, and answered on speaker, which made me feel like an eavesdropper.
“You changed your contact name again,” he said.
“Just a little reminder in case you forget, since we rarely talk anymore.”
“Mom, I saw you last night.”
“But you didn’t even stay to eat the lasagna you asked me to make.”
Disbelief hit me.
He’d brought hismom’slasagna to feed us?
“I’m working on something important and needed your lasagna for persuasion,” he said, watching me.
“Which is why I’m calling.Lianna says you’re working too many hours again.She suggested a week-long getaway in the mountains so you can blow off some steam, and I agree with her.”
