His Father's Bride

t Ellie stunned. "What do you mean?" s

nded, I'm offering myself," he clarif

o compromise on quality. But if you continue to be distrac

er you my... partner?" she

. I value our work more than petty dram

llie at the dining table, wond

week, with Matthew maintaining his aloof demeano

pectedly pulled up, and the driver informed her

she thought, feeling a flutter in

. "Ma'am, follow me. Mr. Finn has been waiting." S

rowl hard but never had

re for her. He had offered himself as a partner just a ploy to get

opening the door to a lavish door, and she found her

back to the men; few eyes were on her while so

entally locked with Matthew, who sat comfor

divert all attention to himself without even lifting a fi

" he stretched his arm towards her, and despite all her

miling and then blushing from head to toe as she appr

ed teeth while giving her boss the

pushing its project towards it but getting rejected," o

ntract is accepted, it will yield a lot of benefits to us," Elli

er while she stared ahead. At least he should gi

it just seems as if they want to waste our time,"

hat was the first time I heard him speak, the voice tha

y want to work with," Matthew said,

t seem good enough," the man w

? Ellie's eyes widened as he called her name. She turned t

wasn't someone tha

o the men at the table and gently obser

her in the circle from then on because no one expecte

aordinary Ideas, I would say..." No one spoke or

ll have only given them the pattern of their work. Def

t the firm might want something new that

is something different

tew commented as he poure

eting." My face flared up as I thought of how I had walke

bout your look? Ellie turne

is time, he chuckled. Ellie fell in love with that expression; i

ing this way? She couldn't explain it, but every step closer to him

out warning, h

ity through her body. Ellie's breath caught in her throat as

ispered, her voic