atthew
brought to carefully conceal the exhaustion on my face.
negotiation. I could
d email from Chloe. The subject:
ormation was far more detailed t
his cold, precise methods. Under his leadership, Apex Holdings had d
emanded absolute obedience. Any teammate who
email was about
"All sources point to one conclusion: Blak
gossip sites occasionally snapped photos of him with models
eply distrustful, even disgusted, by intimacy. He o
news. A man who didn't believe in love, only in
would be purely transaction
. "Those lowlifes. I heard the Hayes family is pul
ldn't just make them infamous. I would defeat them in the ar
asn't just about self-preservation. It was a declara
t. The woman in the mirror looked back at me, her eyes sharp,
th and walked out
-rimmed glasses was already waiting. He looked to
ham, Mr. Sterling's personal attor
ture poised. "Mr.
h other. I braced myse
ss Matthews, this is a draft of a partnership
beat faster. All my prepared speeches
n I saw the title, my
s Services Agreement" or an
a Marriage and Pr
I could barely think. Marr
aring at Leo Graham in d
cussing the weather. "Exactly what it says. Mr. Sterling is not propos
n struck by lightni
be his girlfriend. His pla
ane. We had
my voice. "Why? Wh
ontract is far more binding than any PR agreement. It would also be the most effect
ndered onto a giant's chessboard. Every move I t
e was back from a morning workout, dressed in black athletic wear, a ligh
corner of his mouth tugged up i
d things. So, Miss Faye Ma
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