n sat in his massive leather chair. He was violently spinning a Montblanc foun
Brennan Wheeler, his executive assistant, stepped
sk. "Sir, Miss Simpson just finished her inter
pen. He raised an eyebrow, fei
ejected. I... took the liberty of making a pr
slammed the heavy metal pen down onto the glas
d solely on my direct command?" Hamilton said, his voice a low, lethal whisper. "Your job
bowed his head quickly. "I apologize, sir. I assumed you wanted her
f him was relieved she had failed, but his pride
"Do not touch her applications again," Hamilton ordered sharply. "Go down to the Cartie
whiplash of his boss's logic. "Yes, sir."
the scratched desk in her dorm room. S
from Mt. Sinai. She let out a heavy sigh. She knew H
fessional knocks rapped
s tensed. She walked silently to the
wearing his tailored suit, holding a very
the door open, but only a few inches. She kept her b
corporate smile. He held the
u have had a difficult few days. He offers this as an apo
ed box. Her heart didn't flutte
ed up at Brennan's face. "Does Hamilton honestl
awkwardly suspended in the air. "Miss Si
cing through the air like a scalpel. "Return it.
l Hamilton that his money is filthy. I am not some item he can purchas
of air. He was stunned that the usually qui
hock, Aimee slammed the
dust down onto Brennan's expensive suit. He stared at the chipped
inst the door. Her chest was heaving. A fi
und to go back
child shattered the quiet afternoon. It ca
errode everything else. She sprinted to the window and sh
little boy was kneeling on the pavemen
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