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.

off Zephyr Nikos’s

that was unexpected. “Zephyr? What has he got to do with you, or Très Bon for that matter?” Très Bon

in circles

I convinced him to blackball you?”

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

he’s been slandering you, why haven’t you

like the man would be stupid enough to say anything

very busy man. Why would he take even a

know is that Très Bon is on the verge of bankruptcy

my presence again. He’s a hundred times the man 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 run your business on the edge

campaign has cost me

Zephyr simply would not waste that much time on

time to step in. “For a man in my position, it only takes a comment here and there,” he said as he walked

unfolded her crossed arms and gave him a bright smile. “Hi, Zee. I didn’t

gave the other man a once-over, not impressed with what he saw. Piper had been

outrage. “I’ve never even met you, Mr. Nikos. How would I get

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