Chapter 3
Gabriella Landi’s hand trembled as she replaced the receiver back on its cradle. How dare he call her on her office line! Her executive assistant had said the call was from a client, so she’d taken it in the midst of a busy Monday morning.
As Vice President of Sales at Landisil Silicone, she was typically always busy, but her work had doubled with the launch of the Landisil-IntimiRose brand. Gabriella couldn’t remember when she’d last had a decent night sleep and had been looking forward to having a stress-free evening. Then the blackmail call had come through, asking for double what she’d been giving him. She had no choice but to pay him what he wanted, but that didn’t mean she was happy about it.
She pulled her desk drawer open. It was chock-full of sweets and chocolate. Sh
