Victor looked deeply unimpressed with my calmness. “You are the CEO of this company.”
“Yes,” I replied.
“She reports directly under the merger operations leadership.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
“There are already articles implying favoritism.”
I almost smiled because if these people thought attraction influenced my decisions, they fundamentally misunderstood how terrifyingly disciplined I actually was.
If anything, I’d been harsher on Amara than anyone else from the moment she arrived.
Mostly because she affected me in ways I still couldn’t fully explain.
Evelyn’s gaze sharpened. “Is there a relationship between you and Ms. Daniels outside professional operations?”
The room held its breath.
I answered carefully. “No.”
Not technically a lie, at least I haven’t been able to start or crea
