“If you need a place to stay, my guest room is ready,” Liam said.
“I am fine, Liam,” I said, turning back toward my car.
“He is getting louder, Nora,” Liam called out after me. “I can hear it in your voice.”
I did not answer him as I opened the driver-side door.
The hospital ventilation system hummed in the background, a steady, mechanical drone that filled the empty spaces between us.
The projector in the Apex Development boardroom hummed, casting a bright blue light across the long oak table. Slide fourteen showed the projected revenue for the fourth quarter, showing a flat line that did not match our actual cash reserves.
Ethan stood at the head of the table, his shadow stretching across the white wall behind him. “Once the Maple Valley expansion is finalized, our valuation will double.”
“Our current liabilities are sixty-two percent higher than they were last October,” I said, pointing to the ledger on my laptop screen.
