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Civella stared at me, too stunned by what I’d just said.
“She already has Noah, Caleb and Corey wrapped around her pinkie,” I said with a smile. “Just wait until Brian meets her. He’ll dote on her like a grandfather.”
“You want me to give her up?”
“You can visit her whenever you want,” I said. “But you do so as a family friend. Don’t talk about your relationship with her to your close associates either. Just come here whenever you want to see her. Come alone. Come as our guest. When your enemies realize she’s not a weakness, they’ll stop coming after her.”
A thoughtful look came over him.
“I’ve heard rumors about your relationship with your stepbrothers,” Civella spoke in a low voice. “They say you were involved with all three of them during your college days.”
“It’s true,” I said, deciding to be honest with the man.
“You still seem close to them, especially Noah.”
“I’m close to them all.”
Civella’s brows rose high on his forehead. “You’re telling me someone like you is in a polyamorous relationship with your stepbrothers?”
“Someone like me?”
“I’ve done my research on you, Azalea...or should I call you Camilla?” His gaze darkened. “You topped your class but ran away from Silverlake City before your graduation. You singlehandedly broke your way into Silicon Valley, driving away all your Asian competitors. You’ve got a very impressive resume, Miss Amhurst. No one expects someone as driven as you to be so sexually hungry.”
He leaned across the table and placed his hand over mine.
I snatched my hand away at once.
Civella chuckled. “What? I’m not your type?”
“It’s not that,” I said, folding my arms across my chest. “Just stop hitting on me all the time. I’m with Noah, Caleb, and Corey. Until something breaks us apart, I’ll remain theirs.”
“So, you’re not going to choose one?” There was genuine curiosity in his gaze.
“No. They never wanted me to choose.”
Hubert appeared before us with a maid. The young lady placed a heavy tray on the coffee table between us and stepped away.
Hubert took her place and started making our coffee for us.
We waited until he’d handed us our cups and left.
“I like the idea of Irene growing up in a loving family,” said Civella as he stirred his coffee. “But you guys aren’t married and from what I hear, you have a very weird relationship with your stepbrothers. There are even whispers of a sex tape with you guys in it.”
I chuckled. “Yeah, well, we were all young once.”
A sardonic grin twisted his lips. “I like your confidence, Azalea. Still, you’re young yourself. Are you sure you can take up the responsibility of looking after a child? She’s all cute and sweet now but in some years, she’ll turn into a teen and be a pain-in-the-ass. Would you still want her then?”
“We’ve already fallen in love with her,” I said with a smile. “You saw how amazingly patient Noah, Corey, and Caleb are with her. I’m sure Irene will be happy with us too.”
“I’m guessing you want those properties in return?”
“I want the same thing I’m offering you.”
He raised his brow with a questioning look.
“I’ll protect Irene. In return, you’ll protect Amhurst Co. This won’t be the last time we’ll face hurdles when it comes to owning land. I want your help to beat out corrupt government officials who think they can fuck anyone up just because they’ve got a taste of power.”
“You want me to beat people up for you?”
