Chapter 58

Tasha's POV

Stan smiled. "You'll get there. It's the board's decision. I'm just the chaperone." I didn't like the way Rainer chuckled. 

I shot out of my chair, shook Stan's hand first, and marched out of his impressive office first. Still, I had to glance back. 

Stan was the one person at Hyperion who I trusted to tell me the truth, and here he was shaking Rainer's hand and telling him something in confidence. 

The only comfort I had was the speed with which Rainer's smile fled his face. He even looked a little pale as he joined me at the elevator. 

"More bad news?" I asked. Rainer fiddled with his tie. 

"He's a sharp old man, isn't he?" I caught Rainer's guarded glance and had to laugh.

 "He can read people better than anyone I know. Why?" Rainer's eyes roved over my face, and I felt his gaze like hot sunlight.

 It felt as if he was searching for something in me and when he found it, he smiled.