Chapter 25

Maya’s POV

Elias tilted his head toward me, the lamplight catching in his sharp eyes. “What?” he asked, steady but curious.

“Elias.” I rose from my seat, straightening the skirt of my dress. “You could handle both Hart’s image and those ongoing special projects if you used me correctly. Since I’m going to be your wife, I can keep working on those initiatives while you safeguard Hart’s first-class reputation. All you need to do is… make it look like—”

He stood, stretching as though shaking off the weight of corporate decisions, then leaned in. “Like I’m head-over-heels for you, so much that I’d give you anything you want,” he finished, a knowing smirk at his lips.

I held his gaze. “…and what I want is simple.”

He raised an eyebrow. “What’s that?”

“To gi