“But I am a reasonable man.”

“You always have been with me,” Piper agreed with a smile.

“Of course you would say that,” Art sneered. “You two are obviously having an affair.”

“We are engaged to be married,” Zephyr said in dangerous tones the other man would do well not to ignore, “not having an affair.”

“Well, congratulations.” Sarcasm dripped from every syllable.

“Thank you.” Zephyr did sardonic truth up there with the best of them. “That happy news aside, I did not express my less than favorable opinion of your unimaginative and overpriced design firm for Piper’s sake.”

“Right,” Art said sarcastically.

“Had you not done your level best to destroy not only your marriage, but also any hope of ongoing friendship with Piper as well, she probably would never have left New York.”

“That’s true,” Piper added with a look that could only be termed sentimental.

Zephyr smiled at her. “I’m glad you came to Seattle.”

“Me, too.”

“And you’re trying to say you did not destroy my

best,

nodded, looking no less

“You are the best.”

Her lovely blue eyes

had heard as a result of Arthur Bellingham’s very real smear campaign against you in New

“But you didn’t.”

with and visited properties you’d finished, but most importantly, I liked the proposal you gave me for my

showing a real

cost me the

to destroy my

I did not destroy your business. I merely helped you

ruthless bastard!” Art

particular truth. “At least I’m an honest one. Unlike your creative dealing with the truth, I never once said something about your firm that wasn’t true. I wouldn’t hire Très Bon for one of my properties. You are overextended financially and have been

superiorly, an effort that was completely wasted on his audience. “That has never bothered

your shoddy business practices in order to attach

name worth having before you set out to destroy

uncle and grandfather ran a decent, if conservative design firm. You’ve been doing your best to destroy their work with bad business decisions since taking

you care about the people that are going to be out of work when Très Bon folds?”

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