Chapter 65
~ Navine ~
As I approached the bar with George and David behind me, I caught a glimpse of movement through the doorway. A figure disappearing through the far exit—quick, deliberate, like they were fleeing.
Hailey.
I saw her for just a second before she vanished into what must have been the kitchen corridor. Long enough to recognize the shape of her, the way she moved. The bounce of her hair as she rushed away.
She must have heard me coming in. Must have heard my voice, the bikes, my friends' laughter. And decided to leave rather than face me.
She couldn't stand seeing me, could she?
After everything that had happened today. After discovering I was the CEO of the company she worked for. After I'd tried to fire her. After the confrontation in my office. After the rules I'd
