ust admit, Carson, I am s

the line, followed by Carson Brooks' sardonic ch

"It's confidence. Without enough confide

you, but you must agree-to accept my test and prove with your abilities

his was the price of making a pact wit

ice slowly resonating. "I'll give you Walter's phone number. He

up, my phone rang again

ed to p

e with your fiancée?" Eva

g me?" Richard rep

ing and rustling fabric. Th

my hand trembling, eac

over and tear apart their self-righteous fac

ient, or they risked

Saunders, Mr. Carson Brooks' secretary." The voice was crisp and comp

ating clearly, "A week

oks Group at the Douglas family's Royal Charity Ball. I've sent the invita

angement. I had no power to

derst

o brush off Richard, but he messaged me first. "Darling,

up's project schedules better than he did. There was no overtime planned

f wondering if every night he s

ooks Group, I signed a $300 million donation, setting down the pen amid applau

s, handling the scene with ease

ard a fami

, the chief planner of the Ahmed Group. She is in charg

moment, then t

ffectionately holding Richard's a

ilt this project from scratch, but Eva took all the credit.

clear, my tone laced with just the ri

rd, what brin