Chapter 35

“Very good question,” Nick says, and I see him fighting for control behind those mismatched eyes. He keeps them fixed on Marcus. “We don’t even have your blueprints yet, Mr. Steele, and we’ve already made a splash. Not only does this undermine the family atmosphere I want for the resort, but now this company has helped spread rumors about one of our key investors—never mind a man with whom I currently have other negotiations.”

“Is that an accusation, Dermont?” Marcus asks.

“There were few guests at my house on Sunday when Nikki mentioned Sykes and his girlfriend.”

“Unless those cameras are old-fashioned, the images are sent digitally to your Security department,” Marcus says, his tone sharp as a scalpel. “They’re likely copied to your server behind a firewall simultaneously.”

I want to vomit.

“You have a department that oversees all the recordings, right?” he continues. “And I’d wager reviewing the island footage is the responsibility of at least one gu