Chapter 37: Training

The following day, Maxwell awoke to find Isabella already gone. Her hurried departure suggested something urgent had arisen at the company, though this didn't surprise him—she often vanished abruptly, and he'd long grown accustomed to it. After exchanging morning pleasantries with Maria, he left the villa and bought an armful of breakfast before heading to the office. His timing proved uncannily precise. June and other female employees were stepping through the doors as he arrived. Their eyes...