Taming The Boss: Complete Box Set by Cassi Hart & Lizzy West

Author:Cassi Hart & Lizzy West [Hart, Cassi & West, Lizzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Amelia

I roll over with a loud grunt, blindly searching for my insistently ringing phone. I glance at the bedside clock with a frown, wondering who's calling so early in the morning. My heart skips a beat when I glimpse London's name on the screen.

God, I hope nothing happened to the twins!

I sit up quickly in bed, swiping on the screen to accept the call. “What's up, London?”

“What did you do, Amelia?!”

“What the hell…?” I mutter, holding the phone away from my ear. “Why are you determined to burst my eardrums, girl?”

“When did you start running around with Jonathan Knight?”

“Who?”

“Jonathan Knight! The business mogul? The very married business mogul? When did you start sleeping with him?”

“What? I’m not!”

“That's what the tabloids say!”

“What on earth are you talking about?” I ask, stifling a yawn as I rub my eyes to clear out some of the sleep. “I’m not seeing anybody.”

“You'd better check it out, girl; it's not looking good,” London says, sounding unusually tense. “Curt is worried it might affect your nomination and stocks if we let it get out of control.”

“Let me check what this is all about. I'll call you back.”

Seconds later, I'm staring at a shady picture of myself and Sebastian standing by his car in a seemingly compromising position with a headline that reads: Coffee Shop Princess, Amelia Farrell, Sleeping Her Way to the Top? Though Sebastian’s face isn’t quite visible, there’s a red circle on the photo that highlights the cufflink of one hand. The other hand is reaching for the door – though in the photo, it looks like it’s groping my ass.

The article goes ahead to speculate all about the personal life I’ve worked so hard to keep personal. Apparently, Sebastian’s cufflinks are extremely distinctive: a design made exclusively for Jonathan Knight. The article stresses that there are only three pairs in existence.

I don't know whether to be amused or pissed.

For years, the media has always tried to undermine my hard work and credit my success to my looks and family name. I've always lived under the public's scrutiny, yet managed to stay away from the spotlight. Now they have something to chew on. And oh, they won't let go; Amelia Farrell is finally caught in a scandal.

I glance at the picture once again, enraptured by the convincing intimacy that it portrays. The photographer had captured that flimsy moment where our eyes met and held… I'd felt something at that moment, a definite spark that could flare into a consuming fire.

It's not the time for such thoughts, Amelia.

Taking a deep breath, I dial his number. He picks up on the second ring.

"Hi, Seb! It's Amelia!" I clear my throat lightly, embarrassed at the annoying, high-pitched tone of my voice. "I'm sorry to disturb you so early."

"Oh, it's fine. I should have been out of bed by now."

His deep voice, tampered by sleep, sounds even deeper. Dangerous husky.

“Is there a problem?” he asks, drawing my mind back to the situation at hand.

“Y-yes,” I stutter, then clear my throat.

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