Chapter 22: Shadows Of The Past

Louisa's expression darkens, her guard rising. Her eyes narrows and her brows crease with surprise.

She refuses to speak for a few seconds.

When she finds her voice, it sounds hoarse even to her ears. “ I do not entertain personal questions on a business visit, Mr Wills,” she replies.

“How about we speak on the business at hand?” She asks, instinctively avoiding the question.

It is just her luck that the very issue that she is most afraid of is exactly why Kingsley has called her in, this morning.

She should have suspected this when she got his summon. There isn't any new development about Mist that would need discussion or deliberation on.

“But the most professional Miss Emerson couldn't ignore the summon of her investor,” she mutters sarcastically in her mind, mentally rolling her eyes.

She came running here like a dutiful servant only to be placed on a hot seat.

So, he had his suspicions about Liam the other day. No wonder he looks ready to pounce.

But try as he can, she is not r