Noah
I was buried in paperwork, trying to make sense of yet another set of projections my father's team had put together for the redevelopment project, when Priya knocked on my office door with an apologetic look already on her face.
"You have a visitor," she said. "Victoria Ashford. She doesn't have an appointment, but she was pretty insistent."
I sighed, setting down the folder I'd been reviewing. "Send her in, I guess."
Victoria walked in a moment later, dressed impeccably as always, a light smile on her face that felt more calculated than warm. "Nathaniel. Sorry to drop by unannounced. I was in the building for another meeting and thought I'd take the opportunity to catch up properly."
"Of course," I said, standing to offer a handshake, though something in my gut already told me t
