Chapter 39

“Sir, Mr. Lloyd is still waiting in the conference room.”

Roman looked away from the report on his desk to see his timid personal assistant, Penny, at his door. He had no idea how she hadn’t quit yet. It had been a couple of months of him acting like a bastard for no reason so she was well within her rights.

He looked down at the report again.

“Is John here?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Tell him to take over the meeting. I have something I have to do.”

John was the Chief Operating Officer and had more than earned his salary lately. He’d kept Ashfield Construction going.

“I’ll call his assistant now,” she said as she walked back out of his office and closed the door.

He was supposed to be finalising the downfall of Allan Bains but here he was stalking Evelyn instead. It was all he had done lately. Poured over the reports of her whereabouts. Her new employment. Her daily routines. Her pictures. She was smiling in all of them.

While he was stuck i