Chapter 356

Kingsbury, hotel room. After having dinner at the Parker house, Madeleine followed Beckett back to their hotel. "Mrs. Parker is actually a really sharp woman," Beckett said, clearly impressed. "Yeah," Madeleine nodded, "She knows love is one thing, trust is another, but real confidence? That needs something solid to back it up." "So, sweetheart," Beckett leaned over, trapping her at the edge of the bed, slowly lowering himself toward her, "what do you want as your confidence booster?" Madeleine's heart skipped a beat, palms pressed against his chest, flustered. "Can you stop messing around and talk properly?" "Nope," he said cheekily. "You've got nothing right now, not even a dime. What's there for me to take?" She didn't want to bruise his ego, but he was shameless sometimes. He brushed his lips against her ear. "The original shares of Starray—I'm putting all of them under your name. Once we go public with the investor onboard, you'll be the largest shareholder." Starry was Beckett an