the CEO whose company your firm was auditing.”
“I remember.”
“You said wealthy children were usually useless because they never learned consequences.”
His expression changed.
“I was talking generally.”
“I know.”
“Phoebe—”
“I almost told you that night.”
He looked up.
“Why didn’t you?”
“Because I liked the way you looked at me before you knew.”
That landed harder than I expected.
Rowan became quiet.
Leo briefly opened his eyes, then closed them again.
“After that, waiting made it harder. Then your mother started making comments about women marrying above
