Hearts On The Horizon

the heat of their gazes as I stood at the front, presenting the progress we'd made on the hotel's upco

the board I had t

couldn't tell if he was angry or simply waiting for me to mess up. Either way, I could feel the weight of his gaze li

o presenting, but I wasn't used to presenting under the weight of Elliot's scrutiny. The usual support I got fr

the budget forecast for the next quarter. B

encies. We should be more thorough in outlining potential ri

wn this was coming. I had known he would challenge everything I sai

sure. "I've accounted for every risk, Elli

m where I'm sitting, you're glossing over some s

all of them waiting for me to crack under the pre

he tension. "Clara's presentation is solid. We'll go over the details in

over, but I could feel Elliot's presence like a storm cloud hanging over everything. Every questio

an inch. And no matter how much I explained, no matter how confident I was in my answers, he pushed

ger. I had gotten through it, but it hadn't been easy. I was exhausted, m

d out of the room, Mark gave

ara. You hand

at had just taken place. I was about to gather

ed to

m not in the mood for one

ng. "This isn't about a lecture. This is about

at is your problem, Elliot? Why do you al

his up. You can't just charge ahead without thinking about the consequences. You th

p my voice steady. "I don't need yo

ot trying to take over. I'm trying to keep you f

some charity case, Elliot. You don't get to

n from. I knew what he was trying to do. He was trying to make me doubt myself, make me ques

id, my voice low and dangerous. "I'm doing this my wa

nt, his jaw clenched. "You're makin

on't need you to make things easier for me, Elliot

ut then he just sighed, his expression softening slightly.

spond. I di

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of useless paper. My head was spinning, and the last thing I wanted to do was go home. But it wasn't just the pr

nd: You're not the only o

there more to Elliot than I'd

en a message notification popped u

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