e newspaper. Her brain flatlined. Her m

He watched her panic unfold with the detached i

er. Elenor felt the air in the room thicken, as if his relaxed posture wa

d, her voice cracking. "I won't bother you. I'

s," Christian interrupted, his tone devo

e from the counter a

on the wall flickered to life, tune

g the volatility risks surrounding

ting a long finger at the screen, "will evaporate hund

or pleaded, her fingernails digging painf

ket and slid his phone across

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photos. It showed the two of them outside the bar, lock

by his jacket, but Christian's

h, a wave of nausea hitting her. "H

move," Christian stated coldly. "If these photos rea

unter. "The board of directors demands a CEO wi

is neck. "This, combined with th

ty slammed into Elenor's chest. Her

, her voice trembling. "I don't have m

e stood up and walked around the cou

against the corner of her eye, wiping

of the gesture sent a viol

his voice dropping an octave. "I need

up, desperate for a w

e heavy oak desk near the window. He opened a draw

ile down onto the marble counter

e bold, capitalized wo

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he alcohol was still messing with h

marble, caging her in. His dark eyes lo

sterile, business-l

e a legal union to turn a catastrophic