A Reason to Stay

VAL

He was still wearing the same suit he had worn in the morning, which must mean he had just arrived. It looks like I was right, and he had a lovely afternoon with Giselle.

"Hi..." he said, stopping beside me.

"Hi," I replied, seeing his gaze shift to Conrad. "Oh, let me introduce you... Just a second... Here." I handed the phone back to Conrad. "Conrad, this is Mr. Mercer, my boss. Mr. Mercer,