glided upward with a
with every passing second. She adjusted her black-rimmed glasses, making sure they sat pe
imed. The metal
The air up here was cool and smelled of expensive leather and citrus polish. Her cheap heels sa
ridor. At the end of the hall stood
ors, her grip tightening
h the handle, a woman
suit. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a flawless ponytail. She looked Arne
oice dripping with condescension.
linch. She held u
am here to deliver the preliminary mode
ior analyst? Absolutely not. Hand me the file and get ba
lder. "My manager authorized me to d
snatch the file. "I
touch the cardboard, the hea
he problem
iolent shiver down Arnetta's spin
land stood i
e had one hand casually tucked into his trouser pocket. He looked exactly as
over Alexis and lande
he cardboard folder. She stared back at him through he
between them vanished. A flicker of dark amusement crossed his eyes. He
ained a mask of
quickly, trying to regain control of the situation. "
completely. He kept his
nnan commanded. His voice
again, assuming the
, stopping mere inches from his chest. The scent of his cologne hit he
e red folde
ok the file, his long fingers de
f static electricity. The heat of his s
n burned. She shoved her hand into her jacket
He opened the folder and flipped through her financial mo
folder with
oking away from Arnetta. "I ne
ard. "Sir, we have a pool of highly q
aised the red folder and pointed the corner of
she is a junior analyst with zero administrativ
netta cut in, h
and Alexis
to remain steady. "I belong in the analytics depa
physical presence of him forced Arnetta to
es from hers. He lowered his
his tone laced with a dark threat. "You work fo
wanted to slap the arrogant look off his face. But the mission flashed in her min
te of humiliation. She force
a said through
on instantly shifting back to a cold,
n the phone immediat
out her tablet. "Yes, s
voice turning vicious.
erfectly still,
e dripping with venom. "That wild, party-girl wife of mine has been bleeding my accounts dry fo
had no idea that the greedy, wild woman he was describing was her. She just t
an finished. He turned on his heel and walked bac
sigh. She turned to Arnetta, her
" Alexis hissed. "He will chew yo
rfectly manicured f
er outside his door," Ale
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