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The Woman Who Knows Him
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2026-11-09 06:14:03
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The Devil At My Desk The Room We Didn't Book
Bella's POV“I'm sorry,” she said. “There appears to be a problem with your booking.”I frowned. “What kind of problem?”She looked between the screen and the confirmation I had shown her.“We have your reservation for two rooms, but only one is currently available.”I stared at her.“I'm sorry?”“The second room was released earlier today due to an error in our booking system.”“Released?” I repeated. “I've had both reservations confirmed for weeks.”“I understand, and I sincerely apologize.”I took out my phone and opened the confirmation emails.“Here. These are the two booking references. Both were confirmed, and neither was cancelled.”The receptionist checked them again.“Yes, I can see that. Unfortunately, there was an issue affecting several reservations.”“So what does that mean? You've given our room to someone else?”She looked uncomfortable. “I'm afraid so.”I took a breath and tried to keep my voice level.“Is there another room available?”“I'm sorry, but we're fully boo
The Devil At My Desk A Room for Two
Bella's POVNathan was already waiting in the sitting room when I arrived at the family house on Saturday afternoon.He stood as soon as I walked in.“Hey.”“Hi.” I put my bag down beside the sofa. “What's going on?”“Can I get you something to drink?”“Nathan.”He gave me a tired look. “All right. Sit down first.”I sat opposite him. A thick folder rested on the coffee table, and he kept glancing at it as though he was trying to decide where to begin.“You said you needed my opinion,” I reminded him.“I do.” He picked up the folder and placed it in front of me. “I need you to look at these.”I opened it. The first few pages contained financial statements from the family business. I recognized the layout almost immediately, and some of the figures looked familiar.I'd seen similar records at Ashford Technologies when Dorian asked me to review the original documents.I looked up. “Why do you have these?”“Because there's something you need to know.”“Then tell me.”Nathan dragged a han
The Devil At My Desk The Distance I Couldn't Ignore
Dorian's POVMonday morning was already crowded with meetings when my grandmother arrived at Ashford Technologies.Tessa called my office to let me know she was downstairs.“Did she say what she wanted?” I asked.“She said she was here to see you. She also said not to cancel your morning schedule.”I glanced at the calendar. “Send her in.”A moment later, she walked through the door.“You could have told me you were coming.”“And miss the opportunity to surprise you?”“You've never needed an invitation.”“Exactly.”She settled into one of the chairs opposite my desk and looked around.“Still the same office.”“I haven't had a reason to change it.”“Perhaps you should. It could use a little life.”“It's an office, not a living room.”“That's a very sad way to look at a room.”I smiled faintly and returned to the document in front of me.She watched me for a moment before asking, “How is work?”“Busy.”“And the announcement?”“It's been well received.”“Good. I assume Alessia is pleased
The Devil At My Desk The Woman Who Knows Him
Dorian's POVI was still looking at the lift when the doors closed behind Bella.She hadn't looked back.I returned to my office and shut the door. Her words from earlier kept coming back to me.Have a good evening, Mr. Ashford.She had called me that plenty of times before. It was appropriate, after all. I was her employer. But lately, she'd become more comfortable using my name, sometimes even teasing me when she thought I was being unreasonable.Now every conversation seemed to end with a reminder of the distance between us.I sat behind my desk and opened the report I'd been reviewing before she came in. I read the first paragraph twice without taking in a word.My phone rang.I glanced at the screen. Grandmother.I answered. “Hello?”“That's a very formal greeting.”“You called my office number.”“And you answered it. We can both be blamed.”I leaned back in my chair. “I thought you were still in Greece.”“I'm home now.”“When did you get back?”“This afternoon. I've barely had t
The Devil At My Desk When the Found Out
Bella’s POVElodie noticed.“Oh,” she said.“Don't.”“I haven't said anything.”“You said 'oh'.”“Because I think I understand now.”I closed my eyes briefly. “There's nothing to understand. We work together. That's all.”“I'm not saying anything happened.”“Good, because it didn't.”“But you like spending time with him.”I didn't answer.She continued, more gently this time. “You talk about him differently now. Not the way you used to when you were complaining about him.”“He can still be annoying.”“I'm sure he can.”“And arrogant.”“Obviously.”“And unnecessarily demanding.”“Bella, I get it.”I smiled despite myself.Elodie let the silence sit for a moment.“Listen, I'm not going to tell you how to feel. You can like someone and still know that nothing should happen. But don't pretend you don't care just because the situation is inconvenient.”I looked down at my hands.“I know he's engaged. I'm not planning to do anything about it.”“I didn't say you were.”“I mean it.”“I believ
The Devil At My Desk What He Should Have Told Me
Bella’s POV“Before you hear anything from someone else, there's something I should have told you.”I looked at Dorian, waiting for him to continue.He stood behind his desk, one hand resting beside an open folder. His expression was calm, but he seemed unusually careful with his words.“It's about the announcement,” he said.I glanced at the folder. “The one I prepared?”“Yes.”“Is something wrong with it?”“No. It's going ahead as planned.”I waited.“The engagement between Alessia and me wasn't decided recently. Our families reached an agreement some time ago.”My fingers tightened around the notebook I was holding.“An agreement?”“Yes. When I became CEO, I started looking for ways to expand Ashford Technologies beyond its existing markets. The Whitmore group had the international connections and influence we needed, so I approached Mr. Whitmore with a merger proposal.”I remembered the meetings, the confidential documents and the repeated references to the Whitmore family. I knew
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