Chapter 189

10 a.m. Conference room, Halden & Co. The scheduled exec meeting was probably going to get canned-Elaria was sick. A few senior managers were already half out the door, talking about grabbing tea or hitting the golf course. Then Sabrina walked in: "Mr. Richards is here." Wait, which Mr. Richards? Daniel? But no-it was Sebastian, walking in alongside Daniel. Someone quick on the uptake pulled out the head seat for Daniel, but he just looked at Sebastian and said, "You run the meeting." Uh... really? One exec who'd already been thinking about his tee time piped up, "Isn't it a bit off? Letting an assistant host the executive meeting?" Sebastian sat down, his voice calm and cool, "Mr. Sloane, in a rush for your golf game?" Sloane froze. That tone? Then his face turned white as a sheet. Oh god-it's really him. Sebastian stared him down, no need for any kind of explanation. The man at the top didn't need to explain-he waited for Mr. Sloane to start talking. Sloane stammered, barely cobbling