Summer shut the door behind Gabriella. “Damn it Summer, she didn’t tell me how she gained entrance to this suite.” Conner said. He complained because he now feared he’d wake up or enter his room to find Gabriella trying to pull something with him. Or trying to harm Summer. “Probably the same way any woman does.” Summer said to him. She sounded like she hated the kiss. But her reaction was nothing like her reaction to Joseph’s attempt at kissing her. “Now, let’s forget what happened before she entered. That was a mistake. We can’t progress with that obstacle.” Conner watched Summer as he tried to figure out why she said this. “You know how she did it? Then why don’t you tell me? Explain how she did it.” “Simple. She told a staff member that she belonged in the suite and her husband would kill her if he learned she’d left the suite. But she couldn’t get in again because she left her key inside. Then, to ensure the staff member said nothing

When he stormed into Summer’s, no, Merina’s bedroom, Conner expected her to deny who she was. Or prove him wrong. Instead, she pulled off the stupid wig and dropped it at their feet. Her story had changed little at all, and she answered his questions with no resistance or a struggle. That didn’t mean he was any happier with the situation or her. He desired a solution to this issue. He didn’t want his father putting her in jail. Look at what she did and why. To show her father she was better than her idiot stepbrother, and then what? Abandon the company to their failings? What would that accomplish? He remembered how he’d needed patience with her back then, but now. Now she was pushing it. Conner took her suitcase and her purse. Hoping that would keep her from leaving while he retrieved his phone. With her baggage in his room, he called his father, with the bathroom doors open so he could see her. Suddenly, Conner didn’t trust her. He ope

“Merina, go back into your room. Put your wig back on. I’m glad to see you didn’t cut your hair or dye it that hideous color. Let Conner and myself answer their questions first. You just listen and don’t you dare go off script?” No need for Ian to provide additional details about the threat. He didn't have time. “Alright, fine.” Merina didn’t appear happy to Conner. She seemed lost, unsure of which direction to take. “What about my father? Is it my responsibility to release him from jail? “One thing at a time, Merina. Now go do as I’ve instructed you.” His father said to Merina. His father’s voice took on a sterner tone as she resisted and questioned him. He stared at her with a stern look as she closed the door. Please open the door and invite them in.” “Dad, before I do. What are you planning on doing? How can you think that she’ll marry me? Or that I’ll want to marry her?” “Really? You’re my son. I know you and where you’v

Conner stepped into the elevator and pretended that he knew what Merina spoke of. He didn’t know whether he should celebrate or scream at her. She knew what was going on. She was skilled at gathering evidence and knowing what to search for. Here he stood questioning for the last few hours if her information could be invalid or outright wrong. Despite knowing the consequences, Merina risked everything. If he’d told the facts as they were, she could have destroyed her career and ended up in jail. Her father and his could have ended up in another battle. Conner licked his lips, thinking about the short but sweet kiss and how he might not have experienced it. Or had a chance at more. Damn, his father did it to him again, the old dodger. He knew somehow Conner wanted more and set them up. Did he plan this since her first interview? Or was having her marry him his way of taking her from Andre MacGregor? Conner got to enjoy it and avoid the mes

Gabriella wasn’t having the night she thought she’d have. She’d wanted to bop on Conner’s cock for the rest of the evening. Not thrown out of his suite by that bitch of a personal assistant. She bloody well was something personal to Conner, and Gabriella hated Summer’s interference at every turn. Intentional or not. She wanted Summer gone. Now she was answering questions from a cop, and it annoyed her because now her father somehow found himself arrested along with Andre MacGregor. What caused Andre to hit her father and start the hotel fight? She didn’t know. Yeah, she’d dated Galen for a while and Ian MacGregor didn’t like her hanging around his company while they dated. She wanted to access MacGregor Industries’ computers to get the information her father needed. So, she used Galen to get access, however; she didn’t need to sneak around. Galen loved to brag about his work, and he’d open the computer to her. Showing her the documents and explaining much of wh