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“Scott Perry, Head of Development.” I looked at Scott. “Scott, it’s Mr.Miller.”
“Oh, erm, Mr. Miller, it’s good to finally meet you,” Scottsaid.
Mackenzie, finally, reached out and took Scott’s hand. Theyshook.
“I’ve heard a lot about you,Scott.”
“All good, I hope,” he replied with a nervouschuckle.
Mackenzie didn’t answer. Inwardly I was doing a fistpump.
I introduced him to the three other heads of departments. He asked each one about their role within the company and assured them he’d take some time to sit with each and discuss hisinvolvement.
I couldn’t fail to notice the stare fromher, and I thought, if I looked hard enough, I was sure I could seedrool.
Mackenzie placed his hand on my lower back, static coursed over myskin.
“Miss Perry, we have a schedule to discuss, shall we?” He over emphasised theMissas if it were a statement to not acknowledge myhusband.
As we were about to leave, I heard, “Isn’t she just inmarketing?”
The bitch had spoken. Mackenzie looked at her. “No, Miss Perry is my eyes and ears on the ground, so tospeak.”
Without another word, we walked away. I kept on walking straight out of the room, taking longer and longer strides until I found myself at the front entrance. The porter opened the door for me and I stepped out, into thecold.
I had my hand on the taxi door, opening it, when I felt him step up behind me. He reached over and shut thedoor.
“The lady doesn’t need a ride right now,” he told thedriver.
I spun around, stumbling as my heels caught. He took hold of my elbow and propelled me into theshadows.
“Thank you! Fucking, thank you, for that!” I said, not bothering to disguise the level of anger in myvoice.
He didn’t speak, but I wanted to slap the smirk from hisface.
“You’ve just fucked up my job.” Isaid.
“Say thatagain?”
“Saywhat?”
“Fuck, say itagain.”
“Fuckyou.”
The smirk turned into asmile.
“It’s been fucking hard enough working with that lot of shits, you’ve just made it one hundred times worse forme.”
“Why do youcare?”
“Why do I care? Really? You need to ask that question? You fucking walk into that bar, seduce me with your fucking eyes, now you’ve ruined mycareer.”
I sagged, the entire fake ice queen façade left me, and I sat on the low, cold wall behindme.
“I seduced you with my eyes?” He chuckled as hespoke.
“Don’t laugh at me,Mackenzie.”
