Chapter 27

Edward has not been himself ever since he walked out on Kelly. He was doing within his limits to make sure she was okay, but deep down he knew she deserved better.

“Boss.. boss?” Mary called out but still got no reply. She stood for a few seconds but Edward was not paying any signs of being with her as he spun the pen in his hands in the same clockwise direction repeating like someone in deep thoughts. “Sir!” Mary called out again this time, gently hinting at his hands. “Yes.. ehm. Yes Mary, what do you want?” he asked, snapping out of his thoughts.

“You have a meeting with the Carlon empire at the request of the project we submitted last month.” Edward stared at his secretary with a blank expression as if she was some alien talking in a language he did not understand. It's barely been a week since he took over the company and here he was still to go through every file of ongoing projects. “Did you say Carlson empire?” Edward asked to be sure. “Yes sir” Mary replied, not sure why he