Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Mathew sat in the luxurious VVIP lounge of the upscale hotel, engrossed in a tense conversation with one of his key investors. The meeting was important, he needed this partnership to move forward with his next major business venture.

As the investor droned on about terms and expectations, Mathew’s attention was divided. His mind had been elsewhere ever since the incident at the club.

The memory of finding Sharon there, drunk and vulnerable, gnawed at him. He hadn’t asked her directly what she had been doing, but the way she’d been dressed, the way she’d looked lost, it bothered him more than he cared to admit. Something was wrong, and he could feel it. He just didn’t know what.

Mathew took a sip of his drink, his eyes scanning the room absently as the investor continued talking. And then he saw her, Sharon, sitting at the bar in the same black dress, looking more sober but equally troubled. Her posture was slumped, and her expression distant as she stared into her gla