“Yeah. The elevator was packed, so I just took the stairs. You thirsty? It’s blazing outside. Did they only stock bottled water? Guess I’ll have to reevaluate their performance…” Vance muttered, grumbling about everything.

Ashley wasn’t thirsty, nor did she think his staff had done anything wrong. Calmly, she twisted open the cap of her own water bottle and handed it to him.

Vance froze, staring blankly at the bottle in front of him. His mouth opened to refuse, but Ashley cut ...