Callum
The message comes in as I'm sitting at my desk, staring blankly at the latest report. It's from Stanton Tech, one of my largest contracts, and at first, I think it's just routine paperwork. But when I open it, I feel my blood run cold.
We regret to inform you that our agreement with Hawthorne Enterprises is being terminated effective immediately.
What the hell?
Before I can even process the words, another message pings on my phone. Horizon. They're pulling out too, citing a "bigger and better offer."
A bigger offer? What bigger offer?
The paperwork crumples in my hand as rage boils up inside me. Everything —everything— has been going wrong since Riley walked out of my life. Since she left me standing there like a fool in front of the entire city, her engagement ring lying at my feet. And now this? Business deals I've worked years to secure, slipping through my fingers in a matter of days?
