91|Rare Moment Of Honesty

Liam was already in Linda's office, pacing the room when Eden scrambled in, huffing and puffing from taking the stairs because the public elevators were out, and she didn't think she was entitled to use the service elevator on her own.

"You're late," he snapped as soon as he saw her, grunting inaudibly under his breath as he crashed on the couch.

Eden checked her watch, frowning when she saw it was 12:02 PM.

She didn't think his level of irritation was warranted, considering she was only two minutes late. But late was late, and she had to accept her mistake with grace and humility.

She smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry the elevators are out, and I had to take the stairs."

"If you'd left your date earlier, you wouldn't have been late." The frown on Liam's forehead deepened the longer he glared at the flowers in her hands.

"I'll do better next time Mr Anderson," Eden said, still making no attempt to step inside the room.

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