Isla POV

By 4pm, I was out of the office and getting into my car. The afternoon sun was still heavy, heat rising from the asphalt. I turned on the engine and began driving down the street.

Today I needed to pick up Eric Hawthorne to have more discussions about his business. Like last time, he may not have gotten many investors or shareholders, but he got a decent amount for us to start the distribution.

I finally arrived at the place I was to pick Eric up, and I stopped in front of a construction site with a half-finished building. Dust hung in the air. The sound of drills...