Chapter 64: First love

Isla sat behind her desk, her eyes skimming through Jaxon’s schedule. She kept reviewing his meetings from the previous day, searching for anything that might explain last night’s unexpected business dealings. But there was nothing.

‘It was the same the other day. Why is he attending meetings that aren’t on his schedule?’ she wondered, glancing toward his office.

Inside, a man—dressed in an air of mystery—sat across from Jaxon, engaged in a hushed conversation. Isla recognized him. A known client of the company. A familiar face.

‘This is the right time.’

Pushing back from her desk, she rose to her feet and strode toward the elevator. She pressed the button, stepped inside, and just as the doors were about to shut, a foot wedged between them, halting their closure.

It was Austin.

A wide grin stretched across his face as he stepped in, his gaze locking onto hers. Isla returned the smile, polite but restrained.

"You again," he murmured, settling beside her as the doors slid shut.