Eric's pov.

Happy times are always short, and Carina is getting busier and busier. We hardly see each other these days, I get up for work before she's awake, and Carina comes home after I've already fallen asleep. Our schedules are just staggered and she is always working late.

I'm told she recently received an expedited order and is rushing to make it.

I'm also busy, after all, with so many companies under my belt and the recent opening of my restaurant chain, the only one I'm currently running with my own independent investment, which my father has expressed rare recognition for. But my motive was very simple, not to...