CLAIRE

I opened my mouth to speak, desperately trying to find the words to break the suffocating shock, but Justin beat me to it

"It seems we've interrupted your very important meeting," he said, his voice laced with a bitter edge.

I looked back and forth between father and son in confusion, my mind still reeling from what we had just walked in on.

Grey's dark brows tugged inward, a bored and nonchalant expression settling over his sharp features. "You have," he replied smoothly, clearly unbothered by his son's tone.

Then he turned his attention away from Justin and looked directly at me. Our eyes locked across the room, the...