pte
ving me completely exhausted before the day had even started. I groaned, dragged myself out of bed, and forced my body through the
my thoughts circled endlessly. How could one reckless night escalate into this mess? Wilson wouldn't leave me alone, and W
g accounting and litigation services. We took on high-profile cases for major clients. I had earned my recent promotion to se
the elevator up in irritated silence. I dropped into my chair, tossed the phone onto the desk, and ran a hand throug
el
just
hiver down my spine. I froze
hile my thoughts raced. "Ho
just wanted to apologize for last night. My
ed," I b
n he said something that cau
oice grew softer, almost intimate, as if the co
nd closed. Heat c
r Morrison," he continued seriously
my chest. Wilson was obviously obsessed with me, and now William was getting under my skin in exac
somehow I could shake off Wilson while finding a r
a knock at my door. I looked up from a stack of files, p
polite smile. "Good morning, Ms. Morrison. Mr
, already dreading anot
ed. "He di
glasses, and stood. "A
he hall and knocked o
" his voi
eat news," Mr. Bendel said at the same moment. The s
erested. Bendel only smiled like
t is
been acquired,
at the thought of layoffs and
eaned forward. "A
ew owners made that clear." He wave
ho bought us? This firm is worth around nine
this morning. We had a board meeting w
nvited to," I rem
t was very short notice. We wer
y. That was more than double what the firm w
l start soon. I want you to mee
my chair. "Of cou
endel's gaze lifted to something behi
onto my face. The door opened. Two pairs of footsteps en
lson wore a delighted smirk. William wat
ates brothers. Our new CEO
en Wilson stepped forward, h
smooth and full of satisfactio
ession remained harder to read, but his eyes fixed on mi
tood frozen between them, both hands hovering in front of me, with absolutely nowh
eir hands one after the other. Wilson's grip lingered a little longer. William's touch f
ssional setting," I said, keeping my v
nal setting. Sure. After last nigh
ck to me. "We look forward to working closely with you,
s. "Excellent. I'll leave the three of you to get acqua
m. Suddenly the spacious
ms crossed, looking extremely plea
at here," I said
us thickened. "We should talk. In priv
dangerous it had become to get close to either of them. Wilson refused to
exchange of looks between his brother and me. "Th
the twin who wouldn't let me go, and my career was suddenly i
g that the real complicatio
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