Chapter 16

Emma’s POV

“Good afternoon,” the young man greeted. I stood up, confused, I’d never seen him before. He had a gentle smile on his face, so that put me at ease – a little bit.

“Afternoon,” I stood up. “Sorry, who are you?”

“Oh.” He chuckled. “Sorry,” he said. “I’m Stephan, Gideon’s driver.”

“Driver?” I exclaimed. He looked nothing like a driver. If I had met him on the roads any other day, I never would have thought he was a driver.

He gave a small laugh, scratching the back of his head nervously. “Gideon asked me to come to get you.”

“Oh.” I stood up quickly. Here I was, thinking Gideon would come to get me himself. “Where is he, by the way?” I asked Stephan.

“He’s waiting in the car,” Stephan said. He helped me with my bag, and we walked out of the room together. I couldn’t help glancing at Stephan as we walked to the car, he was handsome, with those baby brown eyes and curls that brushed up his ears, he also seemed really nice.

“OK.”