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CHAPTER 10
Rachel stared at Mr. Park. Then she laughed. It came out wrong. Too high. Too quick. "Mr. Park," she said carefully. "There are journalists in this room. Cameras. Guests." She kept her smile in place through considerable effort. "This isn't the moment for jokes." Mr. Park looked at her. His expression didn't move. "I am not joking," he said. The smile on Rachel's face held for two more seconds. Then it fell. The room was completely silent. Every guest, every journalist, every photographer stood exactly where they were and watched. Rachel straightened. "The cooperation is practically finalized," she said. Her voice had lost its warmth entirely. "We had a verbal agreement. Everything was in place. All that remained was your signature on that contract." She pointed at the folder still sitting on the table. "You cannot come in here and cancel without cause. You cannot—" "The Harmon family has cause," Mr. Park said. Rachel stopped. "What cause?" she demanded. Mr. Park looke
CHAPTER 9
The banquet hall door closed behind Mr. Park. For a moment nobody moved. Then Derek leaned toward Rachel and said something quietly and she laughed and the spell broke and the room came back to life all at once. People moved toward Rachel from every direction. The gathering had been waiting for an excuse to crowd around her and Mr. Park's temporary exit was apparently good enough. A woman in a red dress reached her first. "Rachel, your growth numbers this quarter were extraordinary," she said. "I've been following your company for two years. Truly inspiring." A man behind her nodded vigorously. "The IPO timing is perfect," he said. "You read the market exactly right." "If there's any opportunity to discuss a partnership before the listing I would love to sit down with you," said another. "My firm has been looking for exactly this kind of—" "I told my colleague just last week that Rachel Salford was someone to watch—" Rachel stood in the center of it all and felt something
CHAPTER 8
Sandra was still on her knees. Her hands were pressed flat against the marble floor and she was shaking visibly. The lobby had gone completely still around her. Nobody moved. Nobody spoke. Even the background noise of the hotel seemed to have switched itself off. She looked up at Richard Harmon. "Mr. Harmon please," she said. Her voice came out thin and unsteady. "I didn't know. I swear I didn't know who they were. If I had known I would never have—" "Stop," Richard said. She stopped. Richard looked at Jason. Jason hadn't moved from the spot he'd been standing in since Sandra ordered his removal. Same posture. Same expression. Completely unbothered. Like a man who had expected exactly this outcome and had simply been waiting for the timeline to catch up. Sandra followed Richard's gaze to Jason. Then she looked at Claire. Then back at Jason. She turned back to the floor and bowed lower. "Sir, I am so deeply sorry. Please. I was wrong. I made a terrible mistake and I take f
CHAPTER 7
Derek burst out laughing. Rachel joined him immediately. The tension they had been carrying for the last ten minutes released all at once into loud, satisfied laughter. Derek clapped his hands together once. "I knew it," he said. "I knew it the moment he opened his mouth." He shook his head at Jason. "The Harmon family. Invited to dinner. What a story." Rachel laughed again but there was something sharp underneath it. She had been nervous for a moment. Just a moment. When Sandra hesitated before giving her verdict, something cold had touched Rachel's stomach briefly. But Sandra had come through. Jason was lying. Of course he was lying. She had always known he was nothing. Two security guards moved toward Jason and Claire from opposite sides of the lobby. "Sir. Ma'am." The taller guard gestured toward the exit. "You'll need to leave the premises." Claire looked at the guard. Then she looked at Sandra. Her expression didn't change but her eyes went very cold. She had bee
CHAPTER 6
Jason looked at Rachel. Then he smiled. It was a small smile. Cold. Almost pitying. "An affair," he said quietly. "That's interesting, Rachel." He glanced at Derek standing beside her. "You walked in here with another man on your arm the morning after our divorce. But I'm the one having an affair." Rachel's face flushed. "That is completely different," she snapped. "Is it?" Jason said. "Derek is a business partner." "Of course he is." Rachel pointed a finger at him. "Don't do that. Don't stand there and twist this around. You know exactly what you're doing." "I know exactly what I'm doing," Jason agreed calmly. "I came here for a meal. That's all." "With her." Rachel's eyes cut to Claire. "You just met this woman and you're already bringing her to hotels?" "Claire and I met this morning," Jason said simply. "That's the truth." Rachel stared at him. "You expect me to believe that." "I don't expect anything from you," Jason said. "Not anymore." Rachel's jaw tightened.
CHAPTER 5
Richard saw Jason's expression. He leaned forward. "Young Master," he said carefully. "The cooperation with Rachel's company. Should we proceed?" Jason's face was unreadable. "I only help my wife's company," he said flatly. Richard understood immediately. Wife. Not ex-wife. He nodded once and said nothing more. *** The convoy pulled up to the Grand Monarch Hotel entrance. Richard glanced at Claire beside him. She was sitting quietly with her hands folded. Patient. Composed. Richard cleared his throat. "Actually," he said, "I need to handle the cooperation cancellation personally. Right now." He looked at his staff. "Come. All of you." He stepped out of the car and waved his team after him briskly. Within seconds the entire entourage had followed Richard around the side entrance. Jason, Sophie and Claire were left standing at the main entrance alone. Claire looked at the door. Jason looked at the door. "Shall we go in?" Claire said quietly. The
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