The Devil's Secretary

uching her father's arm as if she was g

Troy who was still silent beside me. "We'r

ous relationship." Mr. Peterson concluded with a ch

ad

it. We have made it clear between the two of us what we were from the very beginning," Mr. Sa

opened, seeing how seemingly calm he

ating than that. For me, that is most intimidating. But maybe not for him. He's called the

you have responded to my invitation to have a meeting with you, Mr. Peters

s calculating both the situation and my boss. As if he was trying to figure out why this man wa

tared at like that, I w

boss's soul, Sir Samuel finally sat straight on his

l, Mr. Peterson may be known to be a protective father, but his daughter is no longer a teenager for him t

as you've invited me to." Sir Samue

ally here for a b

out of my pocket, ready to take down

r. Peterson started. "You are asking

atter on my phone. 'Partnershi

Sanford Properties Inc. into a larger group of companies. And I know he's long been eyeing

judgy! But... yeah, I'm j

e would make a great partnership with S

omeone I can really trust." Mr. Peterson abrupt

confidence. "I can be trusted, as

you could put your money on regarding Troy

atching Sir Troy with calculation. "I do have my

he chain if we couldn't be trusted." My boss said with the same confidence, and I couldn'

at is the business world's standard

his hands on it with a calm look on his face, as

personally trust the man I basically share my business with. The

e latter. There was a very subtle frown forming o

is it,

e its way on Mr.

is loyal, committe

he business I built." Mr. Sanford once again re

his face. "You play around. You don't commit. A ladies' man. An

es, but he immediately covered it, turning a bit

his daughter and my boss's non-relationship

s now visible. He was getting confused

forgetting she was still there. I could see she d

He is still a father. The father of the girl that w

asked. I looked at him almost wide-eyed. Sheesh. The man was bol

ous eyes. "No. Like you said, we are here to talk about busines

ve fun. But I don't want those characteristics in my business partner. My business is a part of me,

the non-relationship you have with her. That has just always been a few of my basis on whether I could trust a man or not. Whether in business or in life. Being committed in a relationship, loyal to his or her partner

I could say anything aft

s just.

roy and saw him s

lationship with Annika, for you to have business with

erson shook his head, as if we've

hat to be something I have in common with my business partners. If you don't see yourself being in a

nd content with that kind of set-up for almost half a

audible in her tone. She looked like she, too, couldn't

and took the napkin on his la

hing else to discu

up even before we

lunch," Mr. Peterson said with a hint of a smile

w the satisfaction in them aft

nodded and immediately started walking out. Miss A

nd started walking quickly towards her father. B

n he angrily took the napkin on his lap an

but his strides were so fast she couldn't get

t to catch up to him, seeing he was alread

n as Sir Troy got in. I flinched

Fidel's, eyes upon witnessing that. I g

urned the engine on and started driving w

hould I talk to him? Should I just kee

. His bright brown eyes looked so fiery; so hot

, Fidel could have

ense he was feeling. And I don't know if the shivers that ran down my arms we

bly just keep