Emily looked at the two standing so close together and felt a stab of pain in her chest. "William, there's no need to make a scene. We know we can't fight this, so we're leaving."
"Don't go," William called out after her.
Just then, his assistant burst in, flustered. "Mr. Carter, something bad happened! That deal we sealed earlier—it fell through, there's been a problem with the sponsor…"
If Emily had turned around at that moment, she would've seen the redness in William's eyes, the deep disappointment etched on his face.
It hit him then—hard—just how much pain he'd caused Emily before.
So this… this is how it feels when someone you care about doesn't trust you.
The feeling of being wrongly accused and unable to explain himself, the despair of watching his sincerity get
