Revenge and redemption:the billionaire's heart

3: Hidde

off, like an undercurrent of tension. People stopped mid-conversation, staring as she passed by, sending long, linge

o his office again. His tone on t

Alden,

Pushing open the door, she found him seated at his desk

suit, easy smile, and a presence t

greeted warmly, h

" she retur

ore him. "Ethan and I were just discussing a sensit

nsitive project? An opp

," she sai

to the seat acros

ered on her-cool and assessing, as if he were searchin

son said. "If I find out anyone's been careless..

hie replied, meetin

on. "Don't intimidate her, Grayson.

across the desk instead. Sophie opened it, scanning its contents: con

pany belonging to her family once-a company

Knight's empire built on the

ents," Grayson said. "I expect

her back to the pr

ward, his smile warm. "If you need any

uldn't focus on their silent exchange.

reak she'd bee

-

more she read, the more questions arose. There were discrepancies in the figures-money funnele

ean, but this wasn't the outright corruption she'd expected. It would seem

She hastily shut the folder and turned to Ethan,

ght oil?" he asked

tart on the logistics," s

You're different, you know. Most assis

d. "I'm not mo

, disarming grin.

s magnetic, and yet the edge Grayson had carried in his compan

ayes?" she asked after a

. "Maybe I am curious. Grayson does not

ped a beat. "I'm ju

But there's something else about you... s

, as though he could see throug

, let me know," she replied

idn't press further.

nd followed him with her

sharply. She couldn't afford complications-no

der, the line between mission and e