Jack POV
Scarlett came back looking mildly annoyed. I looked at her. “Did you get shut down?”
She didn’t answer. Instead, she pointed toward Ryan’s office.
“Mr. Parker wants you.” Then she walked back to her desk.
I scratched the back of my head. I knew Ryan wanted me.
That wasn’t the question.
The question was why he’d sent Scarlett in there first.
It made no sense. Ryan had clearly wanted to give Scarlett a task.
Why make me go through her, only to have me walk back into his office?
Unless… my transfer wasn’t happening anymore?
No, that didn’t add up either.
If Ryan wanted to keep me, he wouldn’t be using me as the middleman between himself and Scarlett.
Then another thought crossed my mind.
Had something happened between them?
Something I didn’t know about? Someth
