Chapter 7

Daniel didn’t say a word to her. He just sat there at the head of the conference table while he studied her face. He was wearing a gorgeous silver-gray suit that made him look better than any man had a right to look. And she wanted to kill him.

“Great,” she said under her breath. “It’s the guy from the ballroom from hell.” The longer she stayed there, the more she felt like a butterfly about to get stuck with pins. She’d known he was a CEO. And she’d known Kay Corp had replaced Rainy as president. It just hadn’t occurred to her that it was this company. It meant she’d have to work with him sometimes. He’d known too. Judging by the way he was looking at her so calmly. He wasn’t surprised to see her.

Jim gestured to a seat at the conference table. Emma put her briefcase down, then opened it and took out the presentation folders, wondering what would happen if she just reached across the table and sla