Chapter 104

In the evening, Calliope came back to the apartment carrying groceries, ready to cook dinner. Just then, a message from Conrad popped up on her phone: [Got something tonight, won't be back to eat.] Her heart instantly dropped a few degrees. So much for "I've forgiven you." Clearly, he didn't mean it, not really. The next day, her phone buzzed again-this time, from Lucien: [Happy now?] No context, just that one line, like a loaded accusation. Calliope frowned hard, a storm of confusion in her head. She wanted to reply, ask what was wrong with him-but in the end, she just locked her screen. Guys like him? Not worth another word. Instead, she shot off a message to her assistant, "Rowan, help me check what's been going on with the Sterling Group lately." Rowan worked fast; before lunchtime, she was already calling back. "Ms. Godfrey, the Sterlings have been going all-in lately, basically going head-to-head with the Hilliards. Even stole a few big projects out from under them." "But yesterd