VERA’S CONTROL

“Uh…I think I left my phone at my office. I can’t really remember where last I kept it… ha haha,” I said, ending with a laugh that sounded all too fake. But Ethan did not seem to notice because he was still blinded by the thought of Xavier texting me. “Don’t test me, Leah. Give me your phone!” He said sharply. “Why do you even need my phone? I did not ask for yours, and by the way, you don’t need to worry, I’ve already blocked, Xavier,” I said, hoping I sounded convincing enough. Ethan opened his mouth to argue only to be caught off by Tina’s voice. “Sir. The young master of the River’s Industries is here. It’s past twelve already, sir. The meeting should have started two minutes ago,” Tina’s voice echoed. I breathed in relief on hearing her voice. ‘Finally, everything is going as planned.’ Ethan’s gaze moved to the door, then back to me, his jaws ticking furiously. “Go ahead of the meeting Ethan. You need to be there with them. Don’t worry about the folder, I’m almost done with arrang