She turned away from the shattered glass and calmly picked up her phone from the table nearby. Her movements were unhurried.
She scrolled through her contacts before pressing a number.
The nameJasperflashed across the screen.
The call rang twice before it was picked up.
“Boss baby?”
A loud enthusiastic voice exploded from the other side.
Amara instantly winced and pulled the phone slightly away from her ear.
“Stop calling me that,” she said tiredly while rubbing the side of her forehead.
“No.”
Amara ignored him.
The man laughed shamelessly from the other side.
Amara closed her eyes briefly and took a slow breath before speaking again.
“Come pick me up from the Creed mansion tomorrow.”
The teasing tone instantly disappeared from Jasper’s voice.
There was a brief pause.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
Jasper’s playful tone disappeared completely.
“Done,” he answered immediately.
***
Heavy footsteps slammed against the floor as Elias stormed through the lobby of Apex Airlines.
The atmosphere inside the building was terrifyingly tense.
Employees immediately lowered their heads and moved out of his path the moment they saw him approaching.
No one dared speak.
Everyone could feel the anger radiating from Elias. His expression was terrifyingly dark as he strode directly toward the CEO office.
The employees outside immediately lowered their heads, not daring to speak as he passed.
The office doors slammed open violently the moment he entered.
The motion-sensor lights flickered on instantly, illuminating the massive executive office in sharp white light.
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooked the private airline runway below, where company jets sat lined beneath the night sky. A sleek black desk stood at the center of the room, surrounded by dark marble walls, expensive leather furniture, and large digital screens displaying international flight routes and schedules in real time.
Everything about the office screamed wealth, control, and power.