Chapter 141

Isabella’s POV “You don’t want me to invest?” He asked, but it didn’t sound like a question. It was a threat wrapped in a smooth voice, deceptively calm. I clasped my fingers tightly over the sleek mahogany table between us, the only physical barrier left. My eyes stayed on his, refusing to waver even when my insides began to twist. I could not show weakness now. Not in front of him. “Why do you want to invest in my company?” “Are we going in circles all day, Miss Clarkson? I already answered that question.” The way he called my last name was so familiar. It touched something in my heart. But I tried to shrug it off. I’m a businesswoman right now. I shouldn’t be shaken by him. “I just find it suspicious, Mr. Moretti,” I answered calmly. “If you really want to invest in this company, you would’ve done it years ago.” His lips curled into a smirk. “It would be more suspicious if I hit on you when you told me we were friends.” My breathing hitched and my heart raced. Why do I feel like he’