Terrence only gave me a short nod before walking away, leaving me by the door of his office without another word.

I frowned, watching his back as he disappeared down the hall. I didn’t remember seeing any appointment on his calendar, especially not at this hour. He still had a meeting with the IT department later, so where was he even going?

Whatever. Let him go. One thing was clear, he didn’t need me right now.

So I went back to my desk and forced myself to focus. I couldn’t afford to ...