Scarlett POV
“There was still some work to wrap up. I arrived at the airport at three in the morning, went to the office for a meeting, and slept there.”
He carefully explained the entire sequence of events.
“Seriously? Three in the morning? Jaxen, you're a pretty dedicated capitalist. I've never heard of anyone holding meetings at three or four in the morning.”
The word capitalist clearly irritated him.
“The employees get double overtime pay, plus a substantial bonus when the project is completed. They'll also get several days off afterward. Scarlett, I'm not that cruel.”
I snorted on the other end of the call.
“Is that so?”
Jaxen responded by hanging up on me.
When I heard the dead tone, I assumed that was the end of the conversation.
An hour later, however, my front door opene
