n's

aul had frozen at the sight of me

ckly looked away and fumbled with her silk scarf to cover the fre

o Paul. I spoke in a low, hard voice. "Paul Bra

before he finally bowed

on't want people gossiping about this kind of behav

erst

ce like a scolded puppy with

r father had downed before he decided to

the floor below and looked at me like I was a complete stranger. Her expression didn't

said from behind me. "The fi

ally and headed back i

s on my desk. Every one o

s care. They had no income and survived on credit cards and government assistance. Roselyn took out a student loan to attend university, but her grandmother died from an illness be

ion dollars, but the entire debt had been cleared the same year she started worki

th the tip of my pen. "Who does t

and replied, "It belon

ted to Paul. He'd paid off every cent of her debt. It

, leaned back in my cha

. Then again, an ordinary woman like Roselyn might've simply been beneath Evelyn's no

ng wrong?" my subordinat

had made hi

lyn do yester

sted to your father that it was t

m. "She just can't stay out

nd had me caught in a compromising position with her assistant. Then she would've pressure

carefully planned scheme to be ru

had just treated me, thi

a little, so I turned my a

b I assigned you com

t accepting any new commissions right now. Mr. Bradley, maybe we shou

family deal depends on a family crest carved from a red diamond. I won't let som

." he

ore he could finish. "Whateve

ood," he

file out of my drawer. The only useful thing i

re and sold for astronomical prices at auction. Some were even kept in royal c

me stood for rari

he was the only designer who could g

rceful methods to secure Black Rose when the subo

e said excitedly

ght I'd heard him wr

wants to meet with you in person as soo

oes she wan

a fortune. Otherwise, she wouldn'

wire five million into her a

ion," I instructed. "I'

ut this was Black Rose. A good relationship w

uestions after he heard my order. He

into the waiting car and h

to be a simple

and watched Table 42

table. Black Rose had already r

Then I could begin the exchange for the red diamond. The gem was the s

reet, but no one who might be Black

message from your assistant, Noah. Tom Bennett has rallied what'

ett family? The ones who tried to

usinesses destroyed and their shipping routes cut off. The Be

expression and asked cautiousl

less idiots couldn't even ha

k Rose another five million from my account. Tell