Page 196 of The Heart You Kept

“Do you want to film this morning?”

“Not today.” I can’t bring myself to act happy. “Tomorrow?”

“Sure.” She disappears out the front and I stare at my cold, hard and lonely computer screen as my heart sobs in silence.

He broke me….

Hard.

PHILIPPE

“Get out of my office,” Edward yells at the top of his voice. “Now.”

The door opens and a man practically runs down the hallway to get out of the line of fire.

Bang.

Something hits the back of the door.

“What the hell is wrong with him this week?” Stefan leans in and whispers.

“No idea,” I whisper back.

“Melissa,” he yells as the door comes flying open. “Where the fuck is my phone charger?”

Melissa comes running with a charger. “I have it here, Mr. Prescott.”

“What good is it out there?” he growls as he snatches it from her. “Don’t take it again.”

“Yes, sir.” She follows him into the office.

“What are you doing in here?” he bellows. “Leave.”

She closes the door as she walks out and widens her eyes at us. “Heaven help us.”

I bite my lip to hide my smile.

Ten minutes pass. “What do you mean?” he yells. “Why are you so fucking incompetent?”

“Who’s he talking to on the phone now?” Stefan mouths.

“Fuck knows, some poor bastard.”

Bang.

Something hits the back of the door again.

“What is he throwing in there?” Stefan frowns. “He’s going to break a window in a minute.”

More time passes, more screaming and more things thrown.

“I’ll go talk to him,” I murmur.

“Are you crazy?”

I knock quietly on the door.

“What?” he yells.