Chapter Eleven Samantha seemed remarkably distant that evening. Gordon had brought an expensive bottle of wine, which they were sipping slowly by the fire. When he came back earlier from the boardroom war he had just fought and won, he found Samantha reading a story to Ella. He joined in to listen, and in no time, he was also absorbed in Samantha’s storytelling, which was almost as good as her massaging. After a while, Ella went to sleep. She had had a full day. Gordon explained everything that had happened to Samantha. He had executed a plan that worked to precision. Samantha was quite impressed with how he pulled it off. She stared at Gordon. Beneath the jolly guy that was playing with Ella earlier was a ruthless corporate juggernaut who ripped his adversaries into shreds. It intrigued

