His cheeks are flushed.
“It’s not the first time,” I say. “I’m sure it won’t be the last.”
Which is true. One of my first jobs after joining Dad at the office was dealing with a porn scandal.
“Tell Marco to speak to Darren in Chicago. They had something similar last year. Make sure public relations has been informed in case there’s any fallout.”
Michael scribbles down some notes.
“Anything else I should know about?”
Michael proceeds to list off a host of other incidents, including deaths, births, and celebrity scandals, that have occurred over the past twenty-four hours at various Frazer Hotels. A headache begins to form behind my eyes. My break, although a working one, seems like a lifetime ago.
I fire off a list of instructions as we head to the boardroom, and Michael takes copious notes.
I think back to what Jax said about taking a step back. Not everything needs to come through me.
I stop and give Michael a list of the teams who should be involved in addressing these issues. We begin walking again, and by the time I’m done, we’ve arrived at the door to the boardroom.
“Give them a couple of hours and follow up. Any issues, let me know,” I say. “Anything else?”
“I think that’s it,” he says. “I’ll get on it now.”
I nod, inhaling deeply as I grip the door handle.
Pushing it open, I step inside. The rest of the board is already in place.
“Mr Lockwood,” I say, stepping forward and holding out a hand to Jax.
“Ms Frazer.”
Our hands touch, and it’s like a shot of electricity zings up my arm and into my chest. My heart rate picks up, and I pray the warmth I can feel in my cheeks doesn’t show.
Jax shakes my hand briefly before letting it go almost instantly.
“Shall we begin? I know you’re a busy man.”
Jax inclines his head in acknowledgement as I take my seat.
He begins the presentation. His rich, deep tone has the board hanging off every word. My mind wanders to that same voice whispering how good it felt to be buried deep in my pussy, how my body was weeping for his.
The room goes silent. I look up to find everyone’s eyes on me.
“Thank you, Mr Lockwood. I know Michael distributed your proposal yesterday. Does anyone have any questions?”
I sit back as the questions flow. Some directed at Jaxson, others directed at me. We work in tandem answering them all.
“I never thought I’d say this, but Kat, I think we’re onto something,” Sadie says. “This is impressive.”
I bite the inside of my mouth to stop myself from making a scathing reply. The bitch has been against this project from the beginning. Now she’s suddenly all for it? It’s only when I see the look she’s shooting Jaxson that I realise why. My blood begins to boil.
I grip my pendant and slide it up and down my chain, only stopping when I notice Jax’s eyes on the movement.
“Great job,” Douglas and Lewis say together, the other board members following suit.
A few more questions are thrown around before I draw the meeting to a close.
“Thank you, everyone. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. I’ll schedule another meeting to discuss the finer points at the end of the week. If we’re all in agreement, it will be full steam ahead in the New Year.”
