Secrets Of The Billionaire's Heart

late each night, fine-tuning her ideas for design concepts. Of course, the excitement of landing a

o get everything just right. Samantha couldn't but notice how he was attending to eve

as now her habit, arrived in the Ascend Design office. Barely

l said. "Mr. Thornton would like to discuss the project fu

level of personal involvement. "Of course," she replied, h

y. Taking the elevator up, Samantha's heart thudded upward with each floor. At her destination, sh

dow, his back toward her. He turned as Samantha entered

ng," he said, his voice modulated

down, setting her materials on the

ough your designs. I must say, impressive. I wanted to go throu

d he appeared to be very genuinely interested in the outcome. She could not shake off the feeling that something was not

d her to the door. "I just wanted to thank you for working so hard," he said, not

le onto her face. "Thank y

of familiarity that gave her the shakes and refused to brush off. She shook her head, trying to

ith all their vigor, Lily and Emma came to greet her and tried to rid her

es. She sat there in her darkened living room, playing the activities of the day in her min

cked she went to open the door and found her friend and neighbor,

ything okay?" Jane a

le onto her face. "Yeah,

tense in Samantha's posture. "You sure? You

dding. "It's just... the project. It'

t it. But remember, you've got thi

ied, easing up a bit on her t

of familiarity and unease that she was getting from Greg was only increasing, and she couldn't

rself up, she couldn't get rid of the feeling that there was something personal in their co

be prepared for everything. The game was bi