Chapter 152
~ Nathaniel ~
I knew Navine was up to something, but I could not quite tell what.
My brother had always been controlled, disciplined, almost robotic in his consistency. Every decision calculated. Every expression carefully managed. Navine never allowed emotions to bleed into his professional life. He treated feelings like liabilities and people like variables.
But lately, especially during board meetings and executive sessions, something about him had shifted.
He was always on his phone now. Not absent-minded scrolling, not distracted by emails, but actively checking something. Waiting. Anticipating. And whatever he was looking at was definitely giving him joy.
I had caught the small smiles more than once. Fleeting moments where his lips curved just slightly, where the sh
