rs, stood in front of the double mahogany doors at the end of the corridor. They

one of them rumbled. "Mr. Ho

She walked straight toward them, the white d

opening this door," she said. "Or get out

le of the mahogany door turned from the inside. A frantic-looking

and shoved past the assistant, slipping thr

and expensive scotch. It was a masculine cave

of amber liquid resting on the table beside him. He wore a tuxedo, but the jacket was unbutto

ok up when s

ehind her and twisted the lock.

lock, Fletcher fin

swept over her disheveled state-the slightly askew vei

sn't a question. His voice was a deep

m to move. She placed the iPad on the coffee table in front of him,

Paris,"

sign that he was processing the collapse of a multi-million dollar event. He didn't

contracts," he said, his thumb hovering over

his hand with hers. Her skin w

her face. His gaze was heavy, a physical weight pres

e didn't retreat. She took

me," sh

in the air, a

en, the corner of his mouth ticked up. It wa

med over her, blocking out the light. The sheer size of

Estella. You have no leverage. Your father is a fraud, your fiancé

cial pages. "If you cancel this wedding, the merger with the Kensington Group falls through because it relies on the family im

narrowed. He w

ameson is unstable. They'll dig into his partying. They'll question his fitness to

ant that idiot sitting on your board? Because if I don't walk down that aisle, my father will

t Central Park, his hands clasped behind his back. The tension in his s

usiness transaction,"

table image. You need to block the side of the family that w

need protection. I need

with new eyes. He wasn't seeing a daughter-in-la

Estella?" he aske

ly. "And the power to make Jame

ummed. He seemed to be weighing the cost o

p rap sounde

rand Dame's voice. "Open

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