Chapter 78

Ian looked at the "miscellaneous" costs and realized he'd totally missed the extra 300k earlier. Good thing Louise double-checked it herself-otherwise the total expenses in that doc were way beyond the usual range. "All right, you can go for now." Louise didn't even look up, just waved him off. Right then, Ava arrived. Louise closed the file and got up with a smile. "You're seriously right on time-I just finished up. Want some coffee?" "Nope. The coffee here's too sweet for me." Ava plopped down on the sofa. She'd tried it last time and really wasn't a fan. Today, she was here to apologize. Since Ava declined, Louise only made a cup for herself and sat down beside her naturally. "Special visit today? Something happen?" Ava glanced at her, her tone a bit softer. "About last time... I came to say I'm sorry." "I already let that go." Louise smiled and gave her shoulder a reassuring pat. "Just please, don't bring up Edgar around me again." She knew Ava didn't buy into everything-not becaus