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heart raced against her chest. Surely Luciano wasn’t suggesting they were going with her presentation? She wanted to believe it could happen. Having been disappointed so many times, she couldn’t let herself believe she was about to be awarded the biggest account of her career.
    â€˜Thanks, Luc.’ Jeffrey stood, pulled his glasses off and walked the short distance to her dad’s desk. He hitched up his trousers to sit on the corner of the desk. ‘Well, Derek, Greta’s campaign is the one we’ve chosen to go with. Her concepts are not only fresh and exciting, but they’re innovative as well. The ideas she came up with for the opening event will not only spotlight the collection, but also Regent Hotels for the Morelli Corporation. Greta represented your agency with extreme professionalism. You should be proud of her.’
    So this was what it felt like to have someone believe in you. Someone who didn’t doubt she couldn’t do her job. Someone who saw her for who she was.
    Jeff walked toward where she stood. He stopped in front of her. Her breath caught in her throat at the admiration in his eyes. ‘Congratulations, Ang—Greta.’
    â€˜Thank you,’ she whispered.
    â€˜Thank you for giving the Adamas Agency the opportunity to handle your account.’ Derek pulled out the typical acceptance line. ‘I’m sure both Greta and Graham will do a fabulous job for you.’
    Really? Her father was still pushing Graham onto the account?
    Luciano stood and looked directly at her father. ‘I think you’re under a misconception here, Derek. Graham won’t have anything to do with this account. The Morelli Corporation and Jeffrey Courteux will work exclusively with Greta. It’s her ideas we liked. It’s her we’re going to work with. No one else.’ Luciano paused and looked between her father and Graham. ‘And if I find that someone else has been forced upon Greta, we will terminate the contract.’
    She’d never seen her father speechless, until this moment. He wanted the account too much to go against someone as powerful and influential as Luciano Morelli. But the thought of giving his daughter total control of an account probably grated. The time had come for him to trust her, and if he couldn’t do this for her then the time had come to step away from working with her father.
    â€˜Am I clear, Derek?’ Luciano asked again, when her father failed to respond.
    â€˜Yes, that’s fine. Not an issue at all. I’ll look forward to receiving the contracts.’
    Luciano nodded and headed toward the door, pausing briefly in front of her. ‘Heather will be in touch and welcome aboard, Greta.’
    He held out his hand and she took it, giving it a firm shake. ‘Thank you, Mr Morelli.’
    â€˜It’s Luciano and,’ he paused, a small smile playing across his lips, like he knew a secret she didn’t. ‘I believe I’m going to be seeing quite a lot of you.’
    Luciano opened the door and walked out.
    Before she had a chance to process what Luciano had meant by his parting words, Jeffrey placed a hand on her back; heat throbbed through the layers of her clothing, spreading out like a ripple on a still lake. She looked up at him, waiting for his next move.
    He gave her a wink. ‘Later.’
    She nodded. Later couldn’t come quick enough for her.

Chapter 9
    Jeffrey sat at the Palazzo Regent bar, waiting for Greta to arrive. The annoyance he’d felt toward her father had subsided. The way Derek had so easily dismissed Greta’s abilities shocked him. For a fleeting moment he had been tempted to tell Derek he’d changed his mind. But he’d seen the look of utter despair on Greta’s face. He knew then he couldn’t hurt her. It didn’t stop him wanting to find out why her father seemed to have such little faith in her abilities.
    â€˜Hi.’
    Jeffrey swivelled