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trying to pull myself up. "You just don't know."
    "I'm trying my best to get to the bottom of this for you." He's on his feet. His hand outstretched towards me. "I know how to handle this."
    As much as I want to laugh at his words, I can't. "Tell me her name, Clive."
    "Let me talk to her first, Lilly."
    "I want to know her name."
    "I can't be sure if it was her or Parker." His shoulders slump forward. "I have someone in Dubai going through Parker's phone to see if he captured an image of that picture of you."
    "Parker has no reason to hurt me," I say the words as if I mean them. I was nothing but a brief Internet fling to Parker. He hasn't emailed me since that night so I have no idea if he'd do anything to jeopardize my career or not. There is no logical reason for him to go to the trouble of sabotaging my presentation.
    "I still think it's worthwhile to check his phone."
    I finally stand, suddenly feeling a renewed sense of energy. "Why won't you tell me her name?"
    "I told you," he begins before he reaches to grab my hand. "I have to be certain first. If it was her, I'll take care of it."
    I pull my hand from his. "You're choosing her over me."
    His brows pop up. "That's ridiculous."
    I try to step past him but the path between the table and the chair is too narrow for us both. "I have a right to know her name."
    "As soon as I speak with her, I'll call you."
    It's futile. I can stand here, in front of him and demand an answer but it's glaringly obvious that he's not going to give it to me. He promised me he'd protect me and the first time he has an opportunity to do it, he chooses to leave me flailing in an emotional windstorm.
    I pull back when he moves to kiss me goodbye. I grab my purse, march towards the door and leave him and his secret lover's name behind.
     

Chapter 10
     
    "I haven't seen that picture of Parker before." The security guard at Corteck leans over his small desk. "It's a good one."
    It's not. It's the picture Parker emailed me when we first started communicating. Correction. It's the first picture of his face that Parker emailed me. He thought it was proper form to send me a picture of his dick first. Good manners do not rampant in that family.
    "I like it." I try to sound as though I'm swooning as I tuck my tablet back into my purse. "I think he looks hot in it."
    The elderly man laughs so raucously that his head falls back. "You kids and your funny phrases."
    Hear that? That's the sound of me getting exactly what I want.
    I flirted with him when I first walked into the lobby five minutes ago. Then I told him I was crazy about Parker and now that I've backed it up with proof, the man is putty in my hands.
    "Did you know that Mr. Parker sent Parker to Dubai?" I push my bottom lip out for added emphasis. "I miss my little pumpkin so much."
    Eww. I'm going to need a shower after this conversation.
    "I bet he misses you more." His eyes travel down to my cleavage. Digging the one push-up bra I own out of the bottom of my drawer had been the easy part. Trying to get used to the under wires that are practically stabbing my sides is another thing. I take a deep breath, reminding myself why I'm here in the first place.
    "I cried last night because…" I whimper softly as I lean over his desk. "I lost my phone last night so I can't call Parker since I didn't memorize his new number."
    "You poor thing." He touches the top of my hand. "You know Mr. Parker isn't in today, right? He doesn't work on Sundays."
    I know, from overhearing Clive's conversation in the taxi yesterday, that he's going to be in within the next couple of hours. That's the only reason I'm doing this, right now, at the crack of dawn. "I don't think I can wait until tomorrow to get Parker's number. Can you call Mr. Parker and ask him for it?"
    His lips pull back in shock. You'd think I'd asked the man in uniform for his social security number. "Mr. Parker doesn't like to be disturbed unless it's an emergency."
    I was counting on that. "I get