Part 3I Can Move Mountains, Yet Not Reach You
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Monday was the quarterly shareholders’ meeting.
I hadn’t been to the office regularly since I’d gotten sick from overworking a couple of years ago. I’d been recuperating at home, living comfortably off the dividends. But I always made a point to attend the shareholders’ meetings.
There were a few new faces since my last visit. My eyes immediately landed on a young man in the corner, tasked with taking the minutes.
When he saw me, his eyes darted around nervously before he lowered his head, trying to make himself invisible.
I felt no animosity toward him, just a flicker of pity.
He was the first man Kelly had ever brought before me.
But he wasn't the first man she had cheated on me with.
Kelly was a professional. She kept her work life and her private life separate. She never brought her other lovers to the company.
The way she defended him, the protective instinct in her voice… this time, it seemed, it really was true love.
At ten o’clock sharp, Kelly entered the conference room but didn’t start the meeting. A few moments later, the door opened again, and a woman in a charcoal gray suit strode in.
“Sorry, I’m late,” she said, her tone devoid of any actual apology. She took a seat next to Kelly.
She seemed to feel my gaze on her and met my eyes with a cool, indifferent stare before looking away.
I let out a soft “tsk.”
That woman had a poker face that could rival a statue’s. Especially in bed. The more turned on she got, the colder her expression became. But I guess I had a bit of a masochistic streak. The colder she was, the more excited I got.
“Mr. Collins, who is that?” the shareholder next to me whispered.
“That’s Amelia Vance, our angel investor,” I explained quietly. “The company wouldn’t exist without her initial investment.”
“But I’ve never seen her at a meeting before.”
“She has a lot of assets. We send her an invitation every quarter, but she’s always declined.”
“So why is she here today?”
I smiled and shook my head. “I have no idea. Maybe she was bored.”