Chapter 91 A Polite No

Early the next evening, Audrey and Hayden headed to a private dining room at an upscale spot in the Jardene District. They'd been waiting nearly half an hour. The server had refilled their water once, and the ice had long since melted. Charles Anderson, the representative from Vast Horizon, was late. Hayden kept glancing at the time. Impatience was clear in his face. Audrey, meanwhile, looked perfectly calm. She was tapping her fingers on the table, and her expression was unreadable. Finally, someone knocked on the private dining room door. It wasn't who they'd been waiting for. It was a young man named Michael Fitch, Charles' assistant. He wore an apologetic look. "Ms. Young, Mr. Frost, I'm so sorry. Something urgent came up, and Mr. Anderson won't be able to make it tonight." Hayden's expression hardened. Audrey shot him a look that told him to ease up. She turned to Michael and kept her tone even. "It's fine. No worries. If Mr. Anderson's tied up, we can set up another tim