  &quot;Perhaps the one you have moved with,&quot; She replied in her still calm voice.
  &quot;She might be right,&quot; Michael thought. The women he moved with were the selfish calculating types and it was probably the reason it had never occurred to him to consider any lady in the light of her maternal instincts.
  Plus, he doesn t want to.
  Except for Mitchell. And he wasn t seeing her, yet.
  More than once, it had occurred to him he would have to choose or produce a suitable successor to inherit his power and fortune, but that could wait. Not that he hadn t already lined out options. He had. And he had ruled out every last one except surrogacy and adoption. But he dares not mention that to his grandmother.
  When it comes to reproduction, he has not a sentimental bone in his body.
  &quot;Did you not like any of the ladies present here today?&quot; Emily asked
  Michael begins to

  The past few days have been very busy for them at the company. Fortunately, they are over the worst now. Their new product s first trial had been a huge success and since then production has been going on in earnest. They are almost ready for the launching of their new products next week. Contrary to Lyon s expectations, they will surprise him and the media she was well aware he would have arranged for them. But Mitchell will pay back whatever she owes and she certainly owes Lyon a payback. 
  A huge payback.
  Mitchell rang her secretary for coffee and it was immediately delivered to her. She had been pumping a lot of caffeine lately into her blood but she needed it, even more for the files in front of her. She needed to be done with them today as tomorrow was the Helen Adam foundation opening and she won t be coming in to work.
  She picked up her coffee and stirred it before drownin

  &quot;Loosen up and smile,&quot; It always says. But Michael didn t. Though he tried to be polite, a little too polite in fact to everyone, and also managed to hide his impatience well on his lean aristocratic face.
  He listened with forced patience to the requests of money, support, and advice from them while intermittently nodding his head. He knew without a doubt that his assistant had everything noted. And he was going to do all their requests. He was, after all, a son of the community.
  Emily looked at her grandson with eyes fill with pride, her grandson was the cynosure of attention to everyone present in that room and she had also specifically requested the presence of the young beautiful ladies milling around not because she couldn t manage without their help but because she hopes Michael could notice one of them and take interest.
  At six feet five inches tall, it was impos

&quot;Perhaps the one you have moved with,&quot; She replied in her still calm voice.
  &quot;She might be right,&quot; Michael thought. The women he moved with were the selfish calculating types and it was probably the reason it had never occurred to him to consider any lady in the light of her maternal instincts.
  Plus, he doesn t want to.
  Except for Mitchell. And he wasn t seeing her, yet.
  More than once, it had occurred to him he would have to choose or produce a suitable successor to inherit his power and fortune, but that could wait. Not that he hadn t already lined out options. He had. And he had ruled out every last one except surrogacy and adoption. But he dares not mention that to his grandmother.
  When it comes to reproduction, he has not a sentimental bone in his body.
  &quot;Did you not like any of the ladies present here today?&quot; Emily asked
  Michael begins to shake his head but stops when he catches the look on her face.
  &quot;Did his grandmother tr

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