After sending Serene back to her hotel, Justin drove back to Rain International. He had a couple of meetings to do in the office, after which he’d meet a client at the hotel where Serene was staying. He planned on surprising her by bringing her dinner.

Knowing Serene was in the same building as him, he wanted to rush into his meeting. Since it was for a significant acquisition for Rain International, so he made sure that he got all details covered.

The meeting concluded a little later than usual. Coming out of the hotel’s function room, he went to the restaurant to pick up his reservation. His heart was...