Chapter 184

AUTHOR'S POV Rose looked up at Melissa, dressed as if she were ready to step out of the house and walk the runway the next minute. Her hair and makeup looked almost professionally done. She was wearing a floor-length dress that exposed just enough to make her look desirable but also untouchable. "Now is not the time," Rose said, ready to dismiss her. Now was not the time to talk about the petty millions she wanted to lock away in some account. She could easily give that to her even when she was in jail, but the thought of losing her company was too daunting for her to just let it go. "It's now or never," Melissa said as she entered the room, closing the door as loudly as she could and striding right into the room. "What is it?" Rose managed to lift herself off the ground with the help of the assistant. Melissa's eyes strayed to the assistant as she looked him up and down lustfully and then back to Rose. "He can stay to listen," Rose added as she walked over to the table and pushed hers