arren sit

ged this bec

ad chased after him, she exhausted every contact just to learn his whe

appeared before her again and again, as

silence. "Ms. Morgan, you have arrived late," he s

d deliberately checked her wristwatch. "Mr. James, I arriv

perhaps Ms. Morgan is unfamiliar with Morgan Group's customs since she is

back in his chair. "For a dinner of this nature, the host is

rd. "Mr. James, that responsibility falls on me, and

ive apologies from an assistant," he said calmly. His gaze shifted toward Millie. "If Morgan Group intends for me to treat this disc

rced. "She has only recently begun handling matters at Morgan Group, so there is st

ow in mild challenge. "And if I choose n

he understood better than anyone that Morgan Gr

ir wedding had once drawn nearly every prominent figure in the industr

and placing her in an awkward position, all while Darren ob

was impossible to miss, and Darr

glass and lifted it calmly. "You are correct, Mr.

an's tone as he steppe

protective Ruben was of her, and he also kn

t told him not to interfere. Without hesitation, she tilte

y good," he said as he brought his hands together

personally filled a second glass to t

s he stepped forward once more. "Mr. Jame

m with a casual wave. "It is a tradition," he

Millie reached for the glass anyway. "It is alright,

was drained did everyone

ly sidestepped every effort and then redirected the attention back to her. Wit

a skill, Darren had

hts blurred and nausea twisted in her gut. Unable to endure it any longer, she offered a b

glass aside. Once in the hallway, he closed the distance behind her and caught her b

elt distant. Once, that kind of proximity would have made her heart r

ried to break away, but the gap between them was undeniable, and

r voice as she cal

point," he said evenly. "Walter is keeping him occupied, a

Millie we

"Now you understand, do you not? Unless I give my approval, you could drink un

shot through his foot. Millie had driven the poi

as he drew in a sharp brea

wn the corridor without looking back. She barely made it a few st

a deep, smooth vo

herself staring at a man whose features were s

and she blinked several times while sha

was strikingly attractive, and there was some

in her chest, her hand rose without much thought. Lightly, her fingers brus

learly taken

curved at the corner of his lips. "Is that so?" he r

s voice cut sharply throu

parked something reckless and defiant inside her. Acting on impul