Bryan's gaze was still fixed on his wife, who had no expression. Cold as if without feeling. He wondered where the nagging Shienna was, who always made his ears burn when they had only been married for less than a month.

Meanwhile, another man was tugging at the corner of his lips, giving him a cynical and triumphant grin. How could Bryan concentrate on the business at hand when there were so many questions crowding his head?

"Shienna!"

"Mr. Sanders, come on. We're going to discuss business. Don't mix it with personal matters," the man said in a tone that sounded discordant to Bryan's ears. The woman sitting next to...