Vadim sat in his meetings, stone-faced and furious as he recalled the conversation with Essence. His fist clenched around a pen in his hand as he signed off on a document and then motioned to his PA.
“Find out if we can get the jet ready to go sooner rather than midnight.”
“Yes sir.”
His original plan had been to spend time with Essence, woo her a bit through the evening. He wanted to take her to dinner and let her see the harbour in the evening. Singapore was a beautiful city and he thought perhaps a few hours together would have been good for both of them. He mistakenly believed she was warming up to him after the twelve hours they’d spent on the flight.
He thought of how flushed she’d been when he’d flirted with her in the bedroom on the jet. Once he noticed she drifted off while w
