Worth Every Million
Damien steps closer, his large hand coming up to rest gently against the back of my waist, his thumb pressing through the thick fabric of my cotton apron.
“You gave us the key to end this, Nora,” he says, his voice dropping into a low, serious register that reverberates straight into my chest. “Without your eye for those ledgers, Victor would have buried those transactions under three layers of shell companies for another five years.”
I turn around fully to face him, resting my clean left hand against the dark grey wool of his sweater.
“I didn't do it to win a corporate battle, Damien,” I say, looking straight into his intense, steady eyes. “I did it because I was tired of letting men like V