Playing Blind: The CEO's Ultimate Test

Chapter 7

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kfast. Chloe placed a mug of coffee in front of him, her hand

n kitchen table. After last night's mortifying incident,

" she asked, her voice gentle. "I'

ming for the frame of his glass

k, a sharp, precise movement that her fingers missed b

-air. The awkwardness

tly even, betraying nothing. "The accident... it'

so calm that she immediately felt guilty for h

he said, cu

y some things for the apartment-new sheets, more towels. He hesitated for a moment before a

and resting on his bicep. She could feel the hard muscle beneath his shirt. She led him through the crowded aisles,

g between two sets of cotton sheets, when a shr

s? I don't

ng of dread settling in her stomach. Victoria Sharp stood there, drippin

r on her perfectly glossed lips. Her gaze then landed on the man

ure of embarrassment and something

ch this hurt. She tightened her grip on Leo's arm. "Vi

l laugh. "Wow, Chloe. You move fast. De

t's with the shades? Is your husband too famous t

" Brad muttered, tu

e turned his head in Victoria's general direction, his voice calm and clear. "My ap

oice seemed to throw Victoria off fo

et that's it." She flashed the enormous diamond on her left hand, angling it so it caught the lig

lt dizzy with it, her hands clenching at her sides.

could

ouch-then traced upward along her neck with the slow, deliberate intent of a blind man mapping a familiar landsca

tive, and the brief, preceding t

nce

agape. A blind man couldn't have done that. Not

as plain on

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Playing Blind: The CEO's Ultimate Test

CHRISTINE ROBINSON Billionaires

“I married a blind man to save my sister, and for the first time, my luck began to turn. After the wedding, everything started falling into place. A promotion I didn't ask for. A bonus that covered my tuition. At the company gala, I even won a Ferrari in the raffle-me, the girl who used to count change for bus fare. The only problem was my boss. Julian Montgomery. Cold. Ruthless. The kind of man who could end a career with a single glance. He summoned me to his office at odd hours, found excuses to keep me late, looked at me like I was a puzzle he was trying to solve. Then one afternoon, he backed me against his office wall and asked, in that low, dangerous voice of his, whether my marriage was a happy one. I told him he had crossed a line. He just smiled and said he'd ask me again tonight. That evening, I walked through my front door and found my boss standing in my living room. No suit. No tie. Looking at me with the same dark, knowing expression he wore in every board meeting. That was the moment I learned my sweet, blind husband Leo was actually Julian Montgomery IV, the billionaire heir I had been working for all along. And apparently, he thought it was perfectly fair-I spent my days at his mercy in the office, and he spent his nights on his knees for me at home.”