Chapter 14

Sophie excused herself to the restroom during the event, but just as she rounded the corner, a hand shot out, pulling her into a hidden nook. Instinctively, she tried to scream, but the man behind her swiftly. covered her mouth.

“Don’t move.” His voice was a low whisper.

Feeling the heat of his chest against her back, Sophie regained her composure and bit down hard on the webbing between his thumb and forefinger.

“Ouch!” The man sharply inhaled from the pain. “Did you really bite me?”

He let go of Sophie..

Immediately, Sophie stepped back, creating distance between them, and when she saw who it was; she stared in shock. “Colby?”

“Who else did you think it was?”

“What are you sneaking around for?”

“I snuck in. I didn’t want to be seen.”

“Are you joking? Lennon was your…” She stopped herself, closing her mouth abruptly.

Colby raised an eyebrow. “What about Lennon?”

his gaze,

she had

mean, Lennon was a kind man, and you, being a business magnate yourself, wouldn’t have, anyone

but I prefer

tell me you snuck in just to talk about this.” She couldn’t

Colby handed her a

a contract for a loan of eight billion dollars. “All

Colby nodded.

“How mundane.”

contract swiftly and

way at night just to have her sign a contract, and right outside the ladies”

your creditor, may

“Go ahead.”

on that piece of land?” Colby’s voice was deep,

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that compelled an answer.

“I can’t tell you

“What if I insist?”

sense Sophie had other plans for the land. Yet, he couldn’t see what on the land could possibly be worth

but through Sophie’s eyes, he felt the land’s

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