Taming The Ruthless Billionaire
ourage in the other. She'd barely slept. The thought of Adrian King's
w. "Top floor," one of them said with a g
ied under her brea
sive somehow. Everything from the polished desks to the muted art on the walls whispered control
ed, untouched, waiting for mistakes. A tiny note lay in the
. No welcome
barely understood. Her job, apparently, was to make sure Adrian had every detail of his empire memorized before anyone else di
nine, his d
said, not l
already sat around the long table, each looking like they could buy a sm
en. "My new assistant. She'll make sure
through the room. Maya kept her face
otes once he spoke like he had every figure etched behind those cold blue eyes. Twice, he asked h
ng admiration or fear she couldn't tell which. A
mess up," he
nked. "Th
added, closing the folder
try to make
ke amusement flickered across his face. "You r
eels like surrender
His eyes held hers long enough for he
my currency. Don't waste it. Number two loyalty is ea
ed. "And nu
shoulder. "Don't as
as gone, leaving her in
all marked high priority. Every time she finished one task, two more appeared. She le
unch two identical salads. Adrian stepped
mouthed before wa
any order he'd given. He'd
ange flashes of consideration. Or maybe he just didn't want a fainting assistant on
g up, his door open
ed up. "
stor call to tomorrow. And find out who appr
ropped. "
slowly.
ted to confirm before r
Efficiency with empathy.
leaving her cheeks hot
anizing reports, when the lights dimmed automatically. She looked toward his of
, he looked... human in that
quietly, but his voice
ng alr
. "It's p
say you co
nsure if he was joki
d permiss
able. "You need awareness. This company runs pas
half defiance, half respect. "T
he first time, a small real
her head spinning and her heart co
able. Inf
he looked at her when she pushe
t met hi