The Billionaire Bargain

loud and ho

veryone except Rachel Adams . Leaning against the wall, her dark brown hair lit up by

rous than Fleming Tower, the lean, gleaming skyscraper of steel and glass owned by her b

t was a great party.As

ng out glasses of champagne, then it was just another shift at work. And being

ng man who had been hoverin

Ordinarily she might have flirted a little, but toni

her hopefully. ‘One li

h, another of the wait

r life nothing had gone to plan, and her dreams had got lost in a depressing loop of auditions and rejections. But all those years at drama sch

er. I don't drink when I'm working.’ She glanced pointedly

ss. I promise I won't tell.’ He grinned encouragingly.

ully out from the Fleming Organisation's website,Rachel felt her heart thump nervously. It was true. D

have seen him in the foyer. But Rachel knew for sure that he wasn't coming. Christopher Wood was i

thought, glancing furtivel

ou work

d saw that Hannah was l

eah, for abou

widened. ‘He is seriou

urned her into the world’s leading authority on Christian Wood . Not that there was much to know. He rarely gave interviews and, asi

n't have that much to do with him personally. But when it comes to busine

fro

--and I mean every tiny detail. And he's obsessed with honesty...’ He paused, frowning. ‘I was in a meeting with him once and th

t her stom

was a ruthless workaholic and a commitment-phobic philanderer. Basically a s

clock. Her shift was nearly over. On any other evening she would have been relieved, but tonight was different. Tonig

ged her arm. ‘You look lik

Just thinking about what she was about to do

y that never sleeps, but sometimes I wi

lowered her voice. ‘Why don’t yo

just tired. And I don't want

frowned. ‘So stop pre

n her friend was being so kind. But she could hardly tell her

nd him in tears. After much coaxing he'd finally confessed that he had a gambling problem. Only it was way more tha

off some papers in Christopher Wood office earlier that day, he had noticed a watch on the floor. Only it hadn't been just any watch. It had been an ex

broken down completely. Which was why Rachel

king up, she grimaced. ‘I do feel a bit odd. Ma

d you to cover for me on Tuesday.’ Her face softened. ‘Cam'

she negotiated a path between the drunken partygoers into the

that would req

lex had decided that

ac

opped in front