Page 50 of The Billionaire’s Secret

"Come with me."

She led Skye down the hallway to her favorite room in the house. The blue room where she had all of her crafts hidden. Skye paused to admire the décor. "This room is beautiful."

Madelaine looked around, nodding her agreement. "I know. It's why I claimed it."

"You…claimed it?" she asked, slowing down as confusion marred her lovely features.

Madelaine grinned, completely unabashed. "Absolutely. Paulo has his office. I have this room." The confidence in her voice made Skye laugh.

Madelaine crossed to a cabinet and opened it. Inside sat a bottle of scotch and on the second shelf were several crystal glasses as well as the chocolates that had mysteriously arrived one day via a delivery person.

Skye raised an eyebrow. "You have a hidden supply?"

Madelaine looked amused as she pulled the box out of the cabinet along with two glasses. "Every woman needs emergency chocolate."

Skye laughed, nodding her approval. "That seems reasonable."

"Thank you."

Madelaine pulled out the bottle and handed the box of chocolates to Skye before settling onto the sofa. She poured generous servings into both glasses and handed one over.

"Let's do our own plotting."

Skye accepted the drink. "And what exactly are we plotting?"

Madelaine took a sip before smiling mischievously. "You can tell me everything you know about Paulo so I can make him suffer more."

Skye nearly choked on her scotch. When she recovered, she laughed so hard tears formed in her eyes. "Oh, I like you."

"I've been told I'm charming."

Skye laughed again, covering her mouth with delicate fingers. "That is not the word I would use."

The conversation began there, but it quickly drifted away from the men.

Instead, they discovered they had both survived the social battlefield known as school.

Madelaine confessed to falling off a stage during an awards ceremony. "The entire school saw it," she admitted.