By the time he shut the door behind him, the silence of the room pressed in, giving him space to think clearly, and that was exactly what he needed.
He didn't care about that,
He flipped another page, his jaw tightening slightly as he traced the deeper layers of the agreement. Ownership clauses buried within technical language, If Roman signed this, he would not lose immediately. That was the trap. It would happen gradually, invisibly, until reversing it would no longer be possible.
Jay leaned back slightly, exhaling through his nose as he processed it all. This was not just risky. It was calculated. Vivienne was not approaching Roman for partnership. She was positioning herself to take everything from him without resistance.
Without wasting another second, Jay reached for his phone and dialed Elena. The line rang twice before she answered.
"Hello, Jay."
