Seduced by the Tycoon at Christmas by Pamela Yaye

Author:Pamela Yaye
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“I think we should sever ties with Capone Costruzioni,” Simona announced, clasping her hands together on the conference room table at Morretti Finance and Investments on Wednesday morning. “Mr. Capone blames the economic crisis for his company’s financial woes, but his poor management and organization skills are to blame. Worse still, he treats people like crap.”

Seated at the head of the mahogany table, reviewing the stack of business contracts his attorney had dropped off minutes earlier, Romeo listened as his chief operating officer complained about the owner of the beleaguered construction company. Morretti Finance and Investments had hundreds of clients around the world, and Romeo took great pride in connecting with his investors on a regular basis. There was nothing his employees could tell him that he didn’t already know, but he enjoyed Simona’s weekly updates and nodded his head as she spoke. He’d never met a more tenacious woman, and Romeo was thankful the Princeton graduate was an integral part of his executive team.

“All business isn’t good business, and I think Mr. Capone is a liability. I’m worried he’s going to do something to embarrass us, so it’s imperative we act now...”

Tapping his diamond ink pen on his file folder, Romeo considered Simona’s words. His gaze strayed to the wall clock hanging above the door, and he wondered what his favorite PR director was up to. Since running into Zoe at the gelato shop ten days ago, he’d seen her every night of the week. Without fail, he’d drop by Casa Di Moda at the end of her workday and convince her to have dinner with him. They’d talk and flirt for hours at a nearby pub. Romeo could always count on Zoe to make him laugh. Some nights they’d have dinner at a quaint, out-of-the-way bistro; other nights they’d check out a jazz bar or watch Christmas movies at her cozy studio apartment. Three weeks after meeting her, Romeo was ready to take himself off the market. “No ring, no rules,” used to be his dating motto, but he didn’t want Zoe unless he could have all of her—her heart, her mind and her body—and he didn’t want to share her with anyone else. She was special to him, someone he could be himself around. There was nothing fake or pretentious about her. Zoe lived her life in an authentic way, and that appealed to him—“I know you rarely drop clients, but I hope you’ll consider what I’ve said.”

The sound of Simona’s voice yanked Romeo out of his thoughts. “I take it your meeting last night with Mr. Capone at El Porteno didn’t go well.”

Her cheeks turned as red as an apple. Simona wore a troubled expression on her face, and Romeo felt guilty for not giving his COO his undivided attention. What had Zoe said yesterday? You’re a workaholic who’s obsessed with making money, and you need to change your ways. Then she’d plucked his cell phone out of his hands, dropped it into her snakeskin purse and dragged him out onto the dance floor at the Hollywood nightclub.

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