vate executive elevator his

-ceiling panoramic glass overlooking the Los Angeles basin,

n, holding a porcelain cup of espresso while reviewi

d was saying, his voice brimming with cold authority. "The board demand

oors were viole

sang out like a siren. "Look what

practiced clumsiness, her white cane clatter

ace-until his gaze landed on the slender woman

up slipped fro

as

the Persian rug. Armond's handsome face drained o

choked in his throat

r chair, his eyes bulging in sheer ter

orrified expression and the ragged blind girl standing in the middl

nd and shoving his chest. "She said you were a janitor! She said s

sunderstanding! This young lady is... she's a former resident from a charitable foun

nn's voice cut through the

nn reached up and removed

pace directly between Armond and Chelsi. She stood tall, her spine rigid, radiating a

he only key to our apartment when you left this morning. I haven't eaten in twenty-four hours. I ha

rd landed like

e man who promised

s, secretaries, and visiting board members stopped dead in

ned purple with rage. "You've been hiding a blind whore in a slum while neg

ond roared, losing his

vote on his ascension to CEO. That ascension was entirely contingent on the Evans family's capital injection and their joint ge

er arm. "You're having an episode, Brynn! I'm calling

ac

blinding speed, the steel tip strikin

n pain, stagger

epped forward, closing the distance between them, and spoke in a

g in the lobby up to the 58th floor? I'm sure they would love to hear all about the offshore nominee accounts you keep in the bottom drawer of our

r leave his lungs. His

she kn

w could she possibly know about his shadow accou

e stared at the woman before him, suddenly realizing he h

mond wheezed, his voic

"A non-negotiable cashier's check from JPMorgan Chase. Compensation for my medical bil

g her designer handbag to strike Brynn.

like thunder as he slammed his fist into the mahogan

ring by the doorway. "Print the standard NDA! Issue an irre

loor fell into a stunn

trembling hands, presenting a crisp certified draft

hand to guide her right, she scrawled a si

ibers beneath her fingertips. Tucking it securely into her inner pocket, she

rynn said, her voice dripping with aristocratic disd

el and strode out toward the private elevator. The s

chair, clutching his bleeding stomach in ago