uncertain,” she turned to lay eyes on him. “Especially since you’ve always
been vocal about not wanting to work here.”
Dylan frowned. “You know why. I’d signed a non-compete clause. Plus,
my boss was reluctant to see me go because I was his best investigator.
Apparently, I was very good at what I did,” he said with mirth.
Some of the breeze whooshed out of Cassia’s sails. “Oh. I didn’t know
that.”
He stared at her with surprise. “I just assumed you knew. Anyway, it’s
all straightened out and won’t be an issue.”
Cassia was dumbfounded. “Neither dad, nor Michael ever told me. I
always thought you just didn’t want to be here. It was one of the reasons
I didn’t think you’d be a good fit.”
Dylan covered the distance between them in five strides.
“Only one?” he replied. “It was never an issue of wanting to, Cassia.
Besides, heart attacks have a way of changing people’s minds.”
She nodded. “Point taken.”
Without warning, the air grew taut with tension. Cassia’s breathing
was choppier by the second. Dylan leaned in closer. Cassia resisted the
urge to back up.
“Why don’t you trust me, Cass?”
Caught off guard by his proximity, sheer height, and unhurried air,
Cassia hesitated. He’d never used a nickname for her before.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you…well that’s not entirely true. I’m
passionate about my work, and the company. I don’t want anything to
jeopardize either one.”
“I’m also committed to making sure we thrive. Our fathers formed
this company and devoted every waking moment to its prosperity Now
that we’ve taken over for them, I’m just as dedicated to seeing us grow.”
He folded her arms across his chest. “It’s easier to do that when we’re
both on the same page—are we?”
Cassia walked back to the couch. She sat down and smoothed the
non-existent wrinkles out of her skirt. “Why would you doubt it?”
“Because reading people is what I do.” He crossed the room and sat
down. His frank gaze pinned her to the spot. “And my instincts tell me two
things; that you like not sharing the spotlight. And that my commitment
to work has nothing to do with the tension between us.”
When she remained silent, Dylan finally said, “So what did you need?
Happy to discuss about anything besides their personal history, she
blurted out, “Will you be my husband?”
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