Chapter 103

• Nadia urged the driver of the cab she had flagged down the road to drive faster, her eyes constantly darting at the wristwatch that was clasped around her wrist.
• It was already several minutes past the time she agreed to meet Carlton, because she had lost track of time as she also met Liam's mother a little earlier.
• Upon arriving at the front of the rooftop café she had agreed to meet Carlton for a discussion, she slowed on her steps, straightened the crease out of her cloth, and wiped the beads of sweat that had pooled at the corners of her race before stepping inside.