The Roselite Hotel.

The Rowan Group had reserved an entire four floors of the banquet hall for its annual year-end celebration. This year was special—Jonathan and Jeffrey, alongside their spouses, had made rare appearances.

Julian, uncharacteristically, kept a low profile. After delivering the opening toast, he slipped into the background.

Perhaps it was the wedding band he still wore. Perhaps it was the carefully curated corporate post from the PR ...