Scarlett POV
Jack Louise, with a serious face, appeared at my desk.
“Good morning, Ms. Ravencroft.”
Something in his expression put me on alert.
I offered a polite smile and set my pen down. “Jack. Something wrong?”
“Yes. Mr. Parker’s schedule changed. Starting tomorrow,w he’ll be out of town for a week, and someone needs to go with him.”
I glanced around. No one else nearby. “And?”
He lowered his voice, shoulders a little tighter than usual.
“I can’t. My kid’s in the hospital with pneumonia. At least three to five days. My wife can’t handle it alone.”
I didn’t answer right away.
My fingers found the edge of the desk and rested there.
Ryan himself had assigned Jack to that trip.
Agreeing without clearing it first would normally volunteer for trouble, and I wasn’t that green
