loor-to-ceiling window. He glanced roughly in the direction of the public rela

xpressionless as he stared at the flashing stock quotes on the monitor

window. "Sir, news about yo

rtment's phone lines have been ringing off the hook

mention of it online within half an hour." His voice was flat, completely devoid of emotion. But as he finishe

ork. The Montgomery Corp. could silence the en

hick financial report. The head of legal affairs knocked and entered, and they began discussing an

flip through it quickly and efficiently. He suddenly stopped, his gaze settling on a page listing po

is?" The temperature in the room

ger Karen Price, sir. She said it's an angle to improve y

he silent office. "Tell her that Montgomery doesn't need to use

so strongly, but he knew it was best not to get

ndescending reprimand from Karen. She was heading

the lounge, she turned and bumped into a wall of people. Hot

m. The words caught in her throat. She was st

ross his expensive jacket, then turned his ga

came here. She never imagined she would see him here, especially alone. No assista

." Her voice trembled, and she

is tall figure completely enveloping her,

bypass the 'No Entry for Employees' signs. Tell me, what ki

ow, but every w

ause she was upset, but the words wouldn't come out. Should she tell him that she had

by quickly looked away and went somewhere else. No one da

o instantly flashed through his mind-**she saw the news, was jealous, and so she followed him to his comp

sneered, his eyes f

d to find a voice, her eyes fi

d. He seemed completely unaffected. Perhaps

t she couldn't deny the powerful allure of his presence. He was the rule-maker. And she was merely ex

ch her employee badge on her chest with two

, took a napkin out of her pock

ook a step back,

rejection hurt her mo

e deep and complex, a mixture of impatience, sc

ecipher the meaning in his eyes. W

rs, and continued down the corridor, heading straight for t

g washed over her. Wh