The first message was an emoji, which Ariana didn't bother to see. The subsequent text simply read, "Are you up?"

After a moment's hesitation, Ariana responded, "What's up?"

Holden was quick to reply, "BRD Group is launching a new product and we're considering Tyler for the advertisement. Are you interested? We could discuss it further tomorrow."

Ariana checked the time and sent a speechless emoji in response.

"It's 4 am, nearly daybreak, and you want to talk business at this hour?"