His Contract Bride, The Real Heiress

penthouse was a blood sp

ane on. Victoria sat at the head, Julian at the foot. Stella and Serena sat

of silver against china and the ticking of a grandfather

l. She watched it with the intensi

a's jeans and t-shirt with her fork. "It's an eyesore. We have a dress code in this house

onful of oats. "Comfor

reached into her Hermes bag sitting on the table and p

usand d

le, landing squarely in Serena's bowl of oatmeal. The be

ty," Victoria sneered. "I won't have you

anted to see this. He wanted to see if the girl had a breaking point.

. She didn't look angry. She looked at

She pinched the dry corner of the bill and l

na called out,

in from the kit

the soggy thou

ena said. "Sorry about

ked at Victoria, then at the m

gently. "Buy something ni

g fingers, whispering a thank you

again. But this time, it w

of puce that clashed with her d

a napkin. Just then, a vibra

d her "dumb phone." It was a burner, but the en

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took a sip of her black coffe

y. His chair scraped lo

her wants you at the office. To 'learn the ropes.' Whi

"Ready when

of automotive excess. Ferraris, Bentleys, a vint

oor open. Julian slid in.

is hand up,

on't speak to anyone unless spoken to

said, sliding onto

inst the door. Julian sat on the far right. The distance bet

tely. He began typing furiously,

is voice switching to a crisp, professional baritone. He placed the laptop on the center armres

ngled just enough. Her eyes, sharp and tr

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reference that was pulling data from the wrong fiscal quarter. It wa

ls, she noted silently. That's a three

whoever built the shee

She almost said, Your

ly. You don't know what Excel is. You think

ey was painful to her obsessive-compulsive need for accuracy, but blowing her c

ling Corp, a skyscraper t

stared at Julian with fear and reverence. They stared at Serena with co

He walked straight to the e

e 40th floor. M

man named Scarlett. Scarlett was beautiful, sharp, and one of Vanessa's

Serena's name. "Keep her busy. Keep her invisibl

ing of teeth. "Understood, Mr. S

d left without a

n the corner, piled high wit

ke eye contact with the creatives. You

he looked at

, she t