Chapter 56. Your Lips Are So Pretty

Ryder POV

It was past midnight, and the meeting with the Japanese executives was dragging on longer than anticipated.

I had buried myself in work ever since Freya stormed out earlier that day. My cock refused to behave, it kept growing harder with every passing minute, throbbing insistently against my slacks. Freya had done this to me, and then she’d left. She had slapped me, but i still couldn’t get her off my mind. I needed something to distract myself, so I dove into contracts and projections until around 8 p.m.

Then Devon had walked in and informed me that the Japanese clients wanted to discuss the final terms via conference call the next day, since they were leaving the country early. I didn’t like conference calls, they felt impersonal and inefficient. Since I had nothing else pressing, I suggested a physical meeting tonight instead. They a