Chapter 24

Nicholas had thought about Caroline long and hard over the weekend, finally deciding that if Caroline Anderson wanted to play games then he was happy to oblige her. With that in mind he had called her to his office that morning and demanded to speak to her personally. After a short delay there had been a more or less one-sided conversation during which Nicholas had informed her that he needed her in his office without any further complaints or excuses from her. Her only answer had been to end the call abruptly, causing Nicholas to chuckle wryly as he slowly placed the phone down.

“You’re unusually quiet today,” he remarked, lifting his dark brows mockingly as he watched her after she came into his office.

Oh, Caroline had plenty she wanted to say to this man. She was just erring on the side of caution—for the moment.

She had realized after the party on Saturday—that it probably hadn’t been a wise move on her part to antagonize a man as powerful as Nicholas. Unwise