Chapter Fifty Four

Chapter 54.

Concentrated all her attention on the keys that were cutting into her palm

she was holding on to them so tightly.

‘Brian Hicks,’ she said, coming back to the point. ‘He must be owed

money. Salary, holiday entitlement. Until I’ve been to the bank…’

‘I paid him.’

‘Oh. Well, thank you. I’ll reimburse you, of course,’ she said, mentally

crossing her fingers. She had no idea what the company finances were like.

‘It’s not necessary. We’re going to be partners, remember.’

‘No.’ She didn’t want Dan’s disturbing presence invading her life. Him

being there every time she turned around. She’d had three years of feeling

guilty because every time she closed her eyes…

‘It’s what Nate wanted. The dying wish of a man who loved you,’ he

said. ‘It will make everything simpler, although I do intend to be a silent

partner. In all aspects of the arrangement,’ he added.

‘You mean you don’t anticipate leaping into my bed with the same

speed with which you’ve taken over my office?’

‘I somehow dou