Rion Vale's POV_______
The collaboration party begins—
a symphony of expensive wine, flashing cameras, and murmuring businessmen filling the private hotel owned by the Lee family. The chandeliers shimmer like drops of gold above the crowd.
I stand beside Evander Lee, his confident voice echoing through the hall as he announces the partnership between Vale Biotech and Lee BioHealth Systems.
I nod politely, offering the occasional smile for the cameras… but my eyes, they are busy scanning the crowd.
Where is he?
Where is my little kitten?
Evander's speech fades into the hum of questions from reporters. I excuse myself smoothly and walk toward the restroom. My footsteps echo down the marble hallway.
He should've been here already. Why hasn't he come?
The door opens behind me.
I glance up—and there he is.
Evan Lee.
