heels scraping against the carpet. She dug her fingern
ted on Eloise's ears. She yanked Eloise's arm, forcing h
a sharp sense of humor," Genevieve s
them. No one picked up a fork. The only sound in the room was t
ise the other day about your time at the boarding school in Connecticut. We always
is arms over his broad chest. He looked at Genev
ieve," Christian said. His voice was flat. He didn't blink
er face, leaving her looking old and terrified. The exact n
. She couldn't take it anymore. She snapped her head
respect," Eloise said. Her voice s
sting his forearms on the table. The physical dista
"People who come begging for my mone
Her breath caught in her throat. Her chest hea
ers pinched the soft flesh of Eloise's thigh, twisti
uments and tossed them onto the center of the table. He pushed them. The he
dt Group of all its core assets. The real estate, the tech patents, the shi
from her chair. "That is robbery! You are des
ly blank. "If you don't sign it tonight, the Wall Street Jou
tight, painful knots. He wasn't here to negotiate. He wasn't here
hair back so hard the wooden l
e," Eloise said,
own! Eloise, please!" Tears spilled over Genevieve's eyelashes
ther beg broke the last piece of her pride.
ched Eloise's red-rimmed eyes. His hand gripped his empty wh
hristian with pure hatred. "Even if we end up on the stre
or. Her heels sank into the carpet. Every step felt
d around the cold
ristian's low voic
hand cramped aroun
Mist," Christian continued, his tone dangerously
e wide with shock. She couldn't believe he
the dim light of the room. He walked slowly around
er head back to look at him. The smell of his co
. "Just one word, and you won't get any decent script in Hol
at the man standing over her, feeling a deep, paralyzing terror. He
tucked a loose strand of blonde hair behind her ear. His fingers brushed agai
tly. His eyes were sharp like
eaving the private room behind. The moment she hit the main dining a
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