Chapter 83 - A reminder...?

Adrian Moore stared at his laptop screen, a whole range of emotions tumbling through him, yet he couldn't seem to grasp hold of a single one of them.

He was still sitting in that exact same spot minutes... weeks... years later, when Liz shifted uneasily.

He heard her speak, somewhere in the recesses of his mind, knew she was upset and probably apprehensive, but nothing registered.

Not until she moved impossibly closer to him and tightened her arms around his, her tone changing to one of curiosity.

"When do you plan on leaving?"

Adrian hesitated for a moment but knew that the earliest he'd leave for New York City the better it would be for his company. "Tonight," he disclosed.

He still hadn't booked himself a flight.

He wanted to talk it out first with Liz but after that conversation with his father, he just knew that taking the next available flight to New York City would be best.

Besides, the sooner he'd deal with this issue regarding the investors, the sooner he'd be free to