g in the air lik

iggest rival

ingers tightened

ing their ice cream, completely unaware that the room

turned the ph

thing,"

gsley did

't look li

rced a c

g num

ised an

number' seems

ne buzz

oss the screen befor

GLOBAL

ession harde

, each step slow

eart poun

ng interesting?"

d her arms

ha

ontract," he continued, "is owned

d herself t

nd

pany has been cal

hrugged

y want to

a few feet a

rp enough to sli

slowly, "that my rival is ca

out a sm

self. This marria

publi

s smil

t neither o

le, Isla sudde

um

urned q

sweeth

nted bet

ou fig

ced anoth

ing. Just

at Ethan t

ps fight

lmost s

hot Lia

your ice

ently returned

wered hi

he questi

his gaze

ready

u avoid

e interrog

iving in

tepped

u marri

napped tighte

voice

hiding s

ilted h

are

t Ethan did

phone buz

ed at th

sage from h

w tigh

w?" Clar

d the phone

e had just ap

OUNCES MAJOR TECH

was a statement

than's attention

s competition dr

d felt a chill c

ed back at

intere

nded not to

hy

exactly what y

ulse

ed watching h

efend

eive the

someone who understa

ice harden

cusing me o

eyes d

why my wife appears conn

ara could

jumped down

oo

one t

abbed the

in the living r

channel was br

od outside a corporat

ews," the r

t its mysterious CEO will soon ap

stomach

orter c

ing quietly for years while building

he screen with

ding their leade

added one m

has a personal reason for

slowly shif

e had g

re still wat

," Isl

ed herself

es

ted at th

ays someone is fi

swal

wned tho

someone f

t look away

he said

what I'd l

t t

phone ra

ame c

Global

ent comple

voice

wer

hesi

ne kept

tepped

answer," he

wil

nd tremble

wly

ed up th

essed

?" she

e other end spo

the board mee

losed h

t words made ev

pprove the Kingsley

s the

y heard every

his eyes turned