From Boardroom to Bedroom

Seriously?

Sophie didn’t know what to say to that remark. She’d never known Miranda to want to help her out. Of course, there was all those people who sang her praises and swore that Miranda was practically a saint, but Sophie hadn’t experienced that side of her. Truth be told, they’d never really interacted much, not even when Miranda and Buck had still been married.

“What did she say?” Sophie asked.

Nigel smoothed a hand over his jaw and the back of his neck. He seemed so exhausted, which only matched her own situation. She hadn’t slept for replaying the past few weeks over and over in her head. She wondered if he’d been awake all night thinking of her, too.

“She basically said that you had valid reasons for coming to New York.”

How the hell had Miranda known Sophie was in New York? Had she seen her that day?

“I found out that Craig mentioned my new consultant when he was chatting with Miranda,” Nigel went on. “I had actually talked to her about meeting you, obviously not knowing the truth, and then Craig was talking about how amazing you were and how you could be on the show because you’re just as stunning as the others. I mean, you know how Craig gossips. He ended up showing Miranda a photo.”

“She could’ve called me out right then,” Sophie murmured. “Why didn’t she?”

she called me, she

cheated,” Sophie reiterated. “We still don’t

know why you initially came to New York. You were trying to save your family’s legacy. Believe me, I above anyone

why she came

to hold her hand. “Maybe because she’s not the monster you all think she is. Maybe because she wants to

also wasn’t so sure that Miranda was out to take everything. She’d seemed just as surprised

her call made you come?”

been somewhat of

and sister, and seeing where he came from, the archaic sounding trait wasn’t so

couldn’t stand

even though my staff is bustling all over the place. Every time I looked at events for the show coming up, I wondered what you would think or how you would change things. I can’t even go up to my penthouse because I see you displayed on that couch. And now I can’t go back to England because Nana thinks

smiled. “Is that

another step forward until they were toe-to-toe. He framed her face with

give up your life here. I’d never do that. I’ll fly back and forth if need be. I don’t give a damn at this point, I just need