CHAPTER 26
GIO
Never before had Gio cared about what others thought of him; apart from his family, that is. He knew his reputation and name in the cutthroat real estate world. Black Ice. No one had ever dared to call him that in his face, or even mention the nickname in his presence. Jocelyn’s remark had cut through him like a knife. Not because he was hurt by it, but because it was at that point he realized how much he hurt her by keeping her basically imprisoned.
Something had to give, and he feared that if he didn’t find a solution to their impasse, for the first time, that might be him.
So, what was a man to do, when his wife wouldn’t budge? You went talking to the people she grew up with, and was highly protective of, to gather information. With Carmen still out of the country, Ma
