Chapter 74

I slapped my thigh and rushed out of the private room, digging through the trash cans in the hallway, but came up empty. Feeling defeated, I stood up and got ready to head back to the room and use the landline to call the front desk. That’s when I saw Henry Smith coming back, dressed in clean clothes. He looked sharp as ever—tall and lean, wearing a tailored black suit over a matching shirt, no tie. In one hand was a paper bag, in the other his phone, his focused expression while talking looked ridiculously attractive. He handed me the bag, and I instantly caught on—it was a call reminding him of a major meeting in the afternoon, something to do with the second phase of Harmony’s business park. So, he wasn’t just here in City S to keep Vera Clark company. He had work too. I stared at the clothes in the bag and blurted out, “When are you going back to City H?” He ended the call calmly, voice low. “The day after tomorrow.” With Vera? I didn’t ask. Just quietly changed into the clothes he