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No. She wasn’t going to acknowledge that. Because it was ridiculous.

Yes, they’d slept together. But it never would have happened if she would have known that it was Christos.

It really never would’ve happened if he would’ve known it was her.

The audacity of that man. To ask whether or not she had known. Of course she hadn’t. She would never… She simply would have never.

She was still shimmering with spite when she walked into the board room, where most of the board was still assembled.

“Great news,” she said. “The acquisition is off.”

Daniela looked up at her. “How?”

Sylvie opened her mouth to speak, when the door behind her opened, and she whirled around and nearly flat out into Christos.

“Because I called it off,” he said.

Her shoulders bunched up around her ears. “Yes,” she said. “He did.”

“But don’t worry. I will be investing a sizable amount of money in the future of the company.”

“This doesn’t make any sense,” said Ben, one of the other board members.

“Luckily, it doesn’t have to make sense to you,” said Christos.

He turned and walked out of the boardroom, and she almost went after him, but Daniela stood up. “What’s going on, Sylvie?”

“I… We… That is to say… Christos and I are having a baby. And getting married. And he agreed to give me the company as a wedding gift. Bye.”

She turned on her heel and began to walk out of the office, and Daniela pursued her at a hasty clip. “And you had the gall to accuse me of sleeping with him?” she asked.

Sylvie turned around. “I didn’t accuse you of sleeping with him. I was really only accusing you of finding him attractive. And I’m sorry. I’m sorry. But I am not sorry that I have maintained ownership of the company. And if I have my way, when we sell it off, if we ever do, and if it becomes hugely profitable, your pockets will not be lined because you betrayed me.”

“It’s business, Sylvie,” Daniela said. “And generally speaking, you can’ttalkyour way out of a situation like that.”

Sylvie supposed she deserved that. It wasn’t how it had happened, but how would she ever explain what hadactuallyhappened? How was she ever going to convince anyone that what had happened was she had slept with him, not knowingwho he was? Right. Like anybody was going to believe that. It was ridiculous. It was flat out ridiculous. It was what had happened, but it was ridiculous.

She was standing in the hall fuming, when the door to her office opened and Christos looked out at her. She scampered over to him and then inside. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m not finished with you. We need to establish a firm timeline.”

“Why?”

“Because it is important. First, we will have a doctor’s appointment. Do you prefer to have it at your house or mine?”

“I don’t… Excuse me?”

“The doctor. I have found one who can see you in an hour. Do you prefer to have the appointment at your house or mine?”

She blinked. “What the hell kind of appointment is it?”

“We need to establish the viability of the pregnancy. Also, do a paternity test.”

“I already told you, I’m not sure about the paternity test.”

“I don’t trust people. I don’t take them at their word. It is not meant to offend you.”

“It’s the risk involved.”