DanielleThe way I moved away from Cole's touch was out of this world. Apart from the fact that his touch made my skin crawl, there was more to it. The way Andrei looked between the two of us was also uncomfortable.“There's no problem,” Cole said, stepping forward. “I was just talking to Melanie. Do you have issues with that?”“Miss Carter,” Andrei corrected. “The two of you aren't on friendly terms, are you?” he asked, looking over at me.“No, we're not,” I assured him.As far as I was concerned, Andrei was family as well. I couldn't have any of them suspecting that something was wrong, especially not when his father was about to chew me raw at the board meeting earlier.“I just wanted to discuss business matters with Miss Carter,” Cole said, playing along.I couldn't help but narrow my eyes at him. Why the fuck was he playing along?Andrei nodded. “If you want help, you can submit a proper proposal to the company. You've overstayed your welcome.”Cole opened his mouth to speak, but
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