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“Good.”
“Do you want to go up and rest for a bit?” Trent asked her.
She shook her head. “No, I’m excited to go through the office and get rid of what we don’t like. On Monday, I have a decorator coming to look at the rooms we want to be redone.”
“Did you give her name to Devon, our head of security, so he knows she’s coming?” Mateo asked.
Her back stiffened. “No. Am I supposed to get permission from the head of security every time?”
Trent rolled his eyes. “No, we want everyone that comes in contact with you looked into. We will never take your safety for granted, pet. You’re our queen and will always be our first priority.”
Trent smiled when she rolled her eyes. They had called her a queen for years. In some families, that was what she represented. Lorenzo had often called himself a king. Kings and queens and her girls would be princesses.
She relaxed her shoulders. “I’ll call him when we get home.”
Trent pressed a kiss to her head.
They pulled up around the circle drive and stopped at the two massive main doors. She loved the intricate designs in the wood and was amazed when they were both open. It was large enough to get a large truck through.
Trent opened the door facing the house, pulled her out, and wrapped an arm around her. “Let’s get you inside.”
She understood the reasoning, but she disliked having to still live in fear. Men surrounded her as they got her into the house, and she finally exhaled. “Should we get the interviews done with?” she asked.
Mateo nodded. “I’ll have them called to the office.”
“We want you to stay on the other side of the desk just in case, pet.”
“All right.” She nodded and headed that way. Once through the door, she stood in the middle of the room and looked around. It would have been a great room if it hadn’t belonged to her husband, so she just wanted to do a few things like new furniture, paint, and carpet. She planned to keep the shelving and desk and maybe have two others brought in. The room was big enough. They had also considered taking the next two rooms adjoining it to make into separate offices for the men but put in doors that would make it feel like one long office when they were opened.
It was something they needed to discuss before the designer got there.
After she went behind the desk, she opened all the drawers and pulled everything out. She was going to inspect the whole thing to see if there were any hidden compartments that she guessed there were.
“Baby, this is Mitchell,” Mateo said.
She looked up into his eyes and found them cold. She moved around the desk to stand in front of him. “Hello, Mitchell. You know who I am?”
“Yes.”
She tilted her head to the side. “Would you call my husband sir when you addressed him?”
The man looked confused. “Yeah.”
“Then why don’t you address me as ma’am?”
“Whatever,” Mitchell said.
She made her decision when the man rolled his eyes. She could tell her men had seen it, too, because they both stiffened and growled.
“I don’t think working here will make you happy.”
“Now, wait a damn minute,” he said in anger.
She held up her hand. “Would you have rolled your eyes at Lorenzo or any other man?”
His face turned red, which gave her the answer.
“We both know you wouldn’t have. If you consider me a weak person, you’ll find out differently. My father is Julien Hamilton. I’ve been taught how to deal with people my whole life.” She caught his look and was pleased to see the fear in it. “Yes, I can see you do. Our family was one of the biggest and more ruthless families in New York. A cousin still runs it. So, you see, I won’t hesitate to kill someone who endangers my family. You don’t respect me, and it tells me everything I need to know about your personality. You will never be able to accept me as your boss because I won’t put up with your shit. I won’t hesitate to put you in the ground if you insult me, and I’m guessing my guys feel the same way. So, I think it best you leave for your own health.”
