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Lily to Athens is not slow.‖ Luke tapped the top of Max‘s desk hard with his fingers in time with the last three words.
―Athens?‖
Both men abruptly stopped talking and turned to her. If she didn‘t know better, both of them looked embarrassed, like being caught with their hands simultaneously in the cookie jar.
Luke cast a quick speaking glance at Max before centering his attention on his sister, ―I was just telling Max that you have been working too much.‖
―I‘m fine Luke. If this is what it‘s like in the real world, I need to become accustomed to it. Besides, I seem to have found a routine.‖ She smiled at Max who‘s expression remained unreadable. It made her think there was something else going on here. However, it was between them, and none of her business, even if they were discussing her work schedule.Besides it just looked like Luke was being her overprotective brother.She‘d never gone out of the country before and quite frankly, it thrilled her to death that Max was thinking of taking her. Her brother‘s next words confirmed it.
―Max wants to take you to Athens next week.It seems Nikos and his father quite big on family and trusting relationships in their business dealings.They have assured us that the contract is in the bag, but they would like to extend their hospitality to us.‖
Lily pulled out her PDA, automatically checking Max‘s schedule for next week. ―I don‘t know if you can do this Max, you have…‖
―Lily,‖ Max‘s voice interrupted her, ―That can be cleared just as easily as it was filled.We need you to listen for a moment.‖
She glanced up at the two men whose expressions remained serious, ―What is really going on?‖
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―So? I‘m his PA.‖
―It‘s more than that. He has plans for a party, boat tours around the island his brother in law owns.‖
―…It seems, ― Max added sparing a wary look at Luke,
―That he has his sights set on you. The man won‘t take no for an answer.‖
―Max wants to cancel the contract…‖ Luke added.
She was appalled, ―What?No you can‘t…you said yourself that this took almost a year and a half to set up.Big deal, I‘ll go to Athens with you.‖
―It‘s not that simple button, Luke and I were going to spare you this, but Nikos seems to think you come with the deal.‖
― What? ‖ her mouth fell open.
―It seems you were really potent.‖ He added with a sheepish smile.
―There‘s got to be a way around this without losing the contract. Talk to his father.‖ She suggested
―Actually,‖ Max started to explain, ―He‘s doing business for his brother in law, Demetrius Vassiliadas.Demetrius is unavailable for now and sent Nikos in his place so it‘s Nikos that we‘ll be dealing with in the future.‖
―Vassiliadas?‖Lily had heard of him.The billionaire shipping tycoon. She thought she‘d seen him in the tabloids, who dubbed him the Patron Son of Greece. She was sure she had read that he‘d taken a very young wife.She glanced at Max, remembering when she read the article that their age difference was not much difference from her and Max‘s, that‘s why it stuck in her head. If Nikos was his brother in law, then it was Nikos‘
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do business for him which was worth millions. Then it dawned on her that this contract had to be worth more than she originally thought.She was sure a tycoon like Demetrius didn‘t deal in small change, ―How much is this whole thing really worth?‖
―About a hundred and fifty million.‖ Luke answered.
Lily reached out and grabbed the back of a chair, ―Oh my God!‖
―Lily…‖ Luke started, but he was interrupted.
―I‘ll go.‖ She quickly answered before she changed her mind.
―No, you won‘t.‖ said Max seriously, ―I‘ll cancel the contract.‖ What she didn‘t realize is that it was a paltry sum in view of what she was worth to him. He was worried
