as J

girl from last night, the first woman in

-sleeve shirt dress that hugged her curves an

er-the way her cheeks flushed as she tried to avoid my gaze, han

lenched at

raction. But waking up alone to an empty bed and a cooli

away from me like that,

dar

er done before in my lif

V footage from the bar and run

e would have it, an employ

mering irritation lon

roduction to the company, fulfillin

ke me happy. And your fiancee... Those are the last things I want to

which led my mother to move my little sister and me to London. She never a

eparing to take over the company before my dad's

to play along with my father's wishes, to pr

ed in a semi-circle, wearing polite express

k woods, gleaming marble floors, and floor-to-ceiling

ly taking in th

pt darting

nk you all for your warm welcome," I said,

Weston Corp's legacy of excellence and growth." I gave the

Sienna. She looked like she'd rather

roduction, I decided it

hemselves, stating their names

seamless until

ut nothing came out. Panic flashed in her eyes, her k

y voice sharp enough to

h... design department." Her voice was barel

letting the tension b

t?" A hint of disdain edged int

u can't manage a simple introduction? I

nd her fingers trembled as she

Go

" I added, my tone clipped, before

fice. When I entered, I found her standing in front of my desk,

igned in black, gray, and brushed silver, with leath

-ceiling window offering an imp

st time since last night. The mixture of fear a

I was going to

coat, and folded it over the back of th

n, letting my words hang in the air. She sw

. I apolo

r leaving without a word? Or for deciding t

st felt a glimmer of sati

er made it out the door before I w

e flushing as she nervously pushed a stran

tention to be rude. I ju

silencing her, my to

u're aware of who I am now, but just in case it's not clear-I'm

to stammer out more apologi

, if that's what yo

ogether, and she exha

uation, Sienna. I know you're the primary breadwinne

I watched the confusi

.. did

but didn't answer her question. " I'll let bygones

o have a p

could see the curiosity st

r is sick. He's given me six months to bring home a fiancee and settle

e one, I need someo

if trying to process my wo

easy to keep an eye on you, to maintain the stor

closely. "You could use

, and I knew I had

to pay your father's medical b

r those costs. The best d

ting from her shoulders as her eyes began

'd actually do that?

ly suppressing a

m my father, make him believe you're the perfect daughter of a respectable family. And do

at sound f

ions. I watched her resolve solidify, her e

e asked, her voice st

ep things discreet. Beyond that, I don't care what you d

ence in her eyes, and I could almost see

awer, took out a crisp contract I had Derick pr

aid, pushing the