folio. "Good. That's settled then." He turned to Olivia, his ex

around the opulent study as if

e. "If Eleanor is no longer Chief Designer, and no longer leading the City Center project, then she shouldn't be

panoramic views of Central Park. It was part of my compensation

He nodded curtly. "She'll va

e playing on her lips. "The car, the club memberships, the expe

ead, his eyes cold and dis

ed silent. He was abdicating, not

en in my stomach, but my

ruly looked at him. The man I had loved, the man I had b

at a point over my shoulder.

Heavy, su

hed. A shor

ia looked startled.

e clear and steady. "Let's

overlooking the city skyline. Many

f Columbia Architecture, this company was primarily a regional

back to f

nd. The Waterfront Revitalization project, which everyone said was impossible, generated over two b

y Beach Resort chain. The list goes on. Over twenty years, my designs have directly contributed to an increas

mes's jaw was tight. Olivia looked

ng with Alistair's. "And I repaid that investment a hundr

tch from my wrist – a company anniversary gift. I placed it on the polished

e allowance for senior female executives. I slipped it off. Underneath, I wore

lso company-provided

in skirt I'd worn to the office that mornin

th a finality that surprised even myself, "I am

of the study, leaving