Since Eric shifted the topic too abruptly, Rosalyn couldn't react immediately."What?" she asked with a frown."When things went wrong last night," Eric said slowly, "the first person you called was Tim, not me.Rosalyn frowned deeper. The jealous king was at it again. Thinking back to last night, she answered him honestly. "It was an emergency, so I simply pressed a number in my contacts. I didn't mean to call him."That sounded a little unconvincing. "Stay away from Tim," Eric said as his gaze darkened, "including his company and his projects. Drop them all."Rosalyn looked up at him and refused without hesitation. "No way.""Why?" Eric frowned deeply. "Is it because his terms are better? Or because—""Because I earned that job on my own!" Rosalyn cut him off. "Eric, if you really respect me, then stop interfering with my career choices."Eric's eyes dimmed. He reached out to touch her face, but Rosalyn stepped back and avoided his hand."I'm going to change." She pick
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