Chapter 324

MASON “You sure everything’s okay there without me?” Elijah asks. “I feel bad about leaving again when we haven’t found the leak yet.” His face on my monitor is tan and relaxed, and the lines around his eyes are a little more pronounced than usual, but not because he’s tired. He’s smiling, and it looks like he hasn’t stopped for months. The old Elijah never would have considered leaving Manhattan during a crisis, but he’s only having a long weekend in Charleston. It’s not like he’s off-grid, and he’s right on the other end of the phone or a computer screen whenever I need him. I have to say I love this more relaxed version. He’s still a workaholic and has managed to close another huge Korean deal from the comfort of his sun lounger. He’s flying out there tomorrow to finalize everything and will be gone for another ten days. “I have it all in hand, and King is making progress. He’s confident he’ll have our leak plugged soon. And I’ll be interviewing for the new VP position Thursday and