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tone was sharp.
    “You’re better than that and you know it! You don’t want to pull her apart. You just want answers.”
    “I can’t wait to see her face when she sees you by my side.” I was calming down already.  Jade had that effect on me. As she took my hand in hers, caressing the top with her thumb, the elevator doors opened.
    “This layout is almost the same as your building. She really does want to be like you,” Jade mused, gazing around as we walked toward the reception desk.
    “Yeah, luckily I had my office redecorated by a fabulous interior designer that I know Imogen wouldn’t be able to afford. I think you might know the designer, actually.”
    “Yes, I think I do,” she giggled as we approached the desk.
    "Good afternoon. How can I help you?" the receptionist greeted.
    "Oliver Kirkham. Ms. Windom is expecting me."
    "Oh yes, I've been instructed to show you straight to the conference room. If you'll follow me, please." Imogen clearly wanted me out of the way quickly.
    The boardroom was empty when we entered. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but with Jade by my side, I could deal with anything.
    "Can I get you something while you wait?" the receptionist asked.
    "Coffee, please." She nodded and disappeared.
    "How long do you think she'll keep you waiting?" Jade questioned, taking a seat at the large wooden table in the center of the room.
    "A while, if I know Imogen."
    "Are we flying straight back to New York after this meeting?" Jade asked, thoughtfully.
    "That's what I had planned, unless there was somewhere else you wanted to go?"
    "No, New York is fine." She looked so content as she spoke.
    We were currently in Canada, which was where Imogen's home office was based. I wasn’t a huge fan of the country, partly because Windom International owned large areas all over it. Imogen’s family came from old money, thanks to their land being on oil fields. They moved into the weapons industry over forty years ago, knowing they could cash in on the Vietnam War. I’d learned from my father at an early age that her whole family had always been controlled by money.
    Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by the sound of heels clicking against the tile as someone approached the room.
    “Oh, maybe she isn’t going to keep you waiting as long as you thought,” Jade grinned, giving me a sexy wink. I was so ready for this moment. We were going to take Imogen down a notch or two; of that, I was sure of.
    Imogen’s worried eyes fell on mine first as she entered the room, followed closely by her six lawyers. Well, someone was clearly scared.    
    She stopped dead in her tracks when her eyes met with Jade.
    “No! You…this can’t be. I…I don’t understand,” she gasped, looking down at my love’s hand in mine.
    “I suggest you ask you lawyers to leave, Imogen. Unless you want to incriminate yourself even further?” I couldn’t stop the smug smile that was spreading across my face. She quickly ushered her staff away, along with the receptionist that was trying to bring us our coffee, before turning with a look of pure horror on her face.
    “How? I don’t understand. Do you know who and what she is, Oliver?”
    “I know everything,” I spat. “How could you?”
    “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
    “Don’t bullshit me! Tell me…why?”
    Finally, Imogen snapped. “You can’t keep that kind of advancement to yourself! Do you have any idea how much Russia and Iran were willing to pay just for that prototype?”   
    “Can you hear yourself? It wasn’t your prototype to hand over. And did you even consider the damage it would do? That prototype could have brought about the destruction of the world if there had been a breakthrough!”   
    “You care too much, Oliver. I’ve told you all along that would be your downfall.”
    “Oh, so you think being a heartless bitch is a good quality?” Jade seethed, taking Imogen by surprise.  
    “What right do you have to speak to me like