Chapter 464

• Cassandra noticed I was paler than usual the moment I stepped into her office.
• Without asking, she buzzed her assistant and had a tray brought in herbal tonic, fresh ginger, and a side of spirulina shots. I knew the tonic was something her fiancé, Rafael, had insisted she take regularly. After the brutal burnout she suffered during the acquisition of Blackthorn Media, he'd become obsessive about her health.
• She passed the tray across her sleek marble desk, her eyes narrowing as she studied me. “You didn’t have to come all the way here if you weren’t feeling well. Last night’s PR mess isn’t your responsibility.”