Chapter 189

I’d assumed it was business. He’d been away from the company for almost a week, after all. Work must have been piling up. Turned out he’d been at a hotel. With Rowan Hale. I’d noticed it back in Riverbend, the way she hovered around him. It hadn’t clicked at the time, but now it did. While I sat there replaying every second of that short meeting with her, Daniel waved a hand in front of my face. ‘Can I have my phone back? You look like you want to crush it to pulp.’ I blinked. ‘Sorry. Has this photo made the rounds yet?’ ‘Nah. Just a few fans found it. They’re saying the guy might be her boyfriend, and they’re trying not to spread it. Rowan’s still low-key here. Most people don’t even know she’s in the country.’ ‘Boyfriend,’ I muttered. ‘Can you send it to me? I won’t post it anywhere.’ Daniel nodded. ‘Sure. Sending it now.’ My phone buzzed in my pocket, but I didn’t check it. I couldn’t focus on anything. I didn’t even remember what I was meant to be working on. Around five, the bell