Halden & Co.'s year-end celebration landed right on Little New Year's Eve.
2 PM.
CEO's office.
Sebastian sat behind his desk, reviewing files. Dressed in a crisp white shirt and black slacks, he looked every bit the part-handsome and composed. Even with all the chaos that happened this year, Halden's profits had jumped by 15%. Not bad at all.
Ms. Woods knocked and entered, holding a stack of documents for him to sign. Once he finished, she spoke up, "Mr. Richards, you haven't picked the PR photo for this year yet."
It used to be a picture of Sebastian and Elaria-even when things between them were strained, they still looked picture-perfect together. Last year, though, he was flying solo.
Sebastian looked up at her, clearly thinking. Then he pulled out his phone, scrolle
