Chapter 11

• Killian's POV
• During the meeting with my manager at his fashion house, I couldn't help but steal frequent glances at my wristwatch. My heart thrummed in rhythm with the wall clock. Silence lingered as everyone gave him full attention with their eyes fixed on him.
• Even as his words echoed in the conference room, I still could not grasp a single word he was saying as my attention had been diverted. Jacques and I had planned to see the famous Raquel Charles today. I am sure he would have arrived at her fashion house by now. I would have been there with him by now, but the unexpected meeting we were having at the time prevented me from accompanying him..