It wasn't like Cheyenne to be jealous. Or perhaps it was, the mysteries of the CEO of The Bordeaux Corporation had not been fully revealed.
Nevertheless, she found Olivia's intrusion very annoying, or even insulting to the respect and control she ordered from fellow business people and allies.
But there was nothing she could do.
This wasn't a business meeting, or a board panel where she could command Olivia to back up and she would simply obey.
Cheyenne was just realizing that. She had no actual advantage compared to these other women. The product she wanted — Darren Steele — wouldn't be claimed by the highest bidder.
It would be claimed by the business woman he preferred the most.
Cheyenne's lips tightened with this realization.
This caused the tension by the poolside to become delicate, like a thrilling thing.
Darren pretended not to feel it, but it was impossible not to. He was very amused by it, entertained somewhere in the back of his scheming mind.
