He looked startled for a moment and then sighed. “You may be right about that. Look, I understand you having some sour grapes toward me, I really do.”

“That’s big of you.”

He frowned. “But not my company. You built a name for yourself with Très Bon.”

Seriously? He was going to use that argument about this—whatever this was. “A name that you dirtied with your rotten, not to mention untrue slurs.”

“I told you, I was smarting from our breakup. I exaggerated some things. I wasn’t myself.”

“You made stuff up with the creativity of a fiction writer.”

He grimaced. “You may have a point.”

She was so done with this conversation. “So, you’re here to apologize?”

“If that’s what it takes.”

“To do what exactly?” Piper asked, still bewildered as to what her ex was talking about.

me off Zephyr Nikos’s

that matter?” Très Bon was not the type of design firm

company in circles

to blackball you?” Piper asked,

that wouldn’t go after me without motivation. I’m beneath his notice.” And didn’t it pain Art

slandering you, why haven’t you filed

the man would be stupid enough to say anything he could be held

makes any sense. Zephyr is a very busy man. Why would he

is that Très Bon is on the verge of

you are, or could even hope to be. Second, if you’re on the verge of bankruptcy, it has more to do with the way you

has cost me

know you’re lying. Zephyr simply would not

in my position, it only takes a comment here and there,” he said as he walked around the personalized paint chip display that blocked his view

and gave him a bright smile. “Hi,

got word Arthur Bellingham was in Seattle.” He gave the other man a once-over, not impressed with what he saw. Piper had been married to this? “I had a feeling he’d come crying to you

man?” Art asked in outrage. “I’ve never even

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