#Chapter 186: Close Contact.

The rage I’ve been repressing since talking to Rachel on the phone comes bursting out of me, and before I really know what I’m doing, I’m opening the door to Miles’s office and stepping inside. I realize only after I closed the door that I didn’t knock. The rudeness of it makes me freeze. Miles sits behind his desk, working on something on his laptop. Right now, he’s paused though, looking at me with amusement in his eyes. “Something you need, Esther?” “Sorry,” I tell him, flushing red with embarrassment. “Don’t be,” he replies with a smile. “I’m always ready for you to barge into my office. Do we need another debate practice session?” My blush spreads, heat traveling down my neck. When I glance at the desk he’s sitting behind, the very same desk that I had been stretched out over as he – No. I can’t let myself get distracted right now. I need to focus. Pulling myself together, I walk to the desk and hand Miles the list of Edward’s biggest donors. “What’s this?” he ask