Chapter 76

• Nolan Carrington was known by business competitors and his employees for being extremely intelligent, devilishly handsome and lately, unnervingly even-tempered. He couldn’t help it… Not since Candace left him.
• In fact, he so rarely displayed emotion that quite a few rumors—and the occasional bet—had circulated around the office regarding his past, about which no one knew anything. Except that he came from a very rich family. He'd quit his job for a while in the past, and now he was the director of the foundation. Since Nolan had little interest in office gossip and even less in people’s opinion of him, he did nothing to encourage the rumors—but nothing to put them to rest, either.
• The fact that the foundation was owned by the security firm didn't help matters. One rumor painted him as a trained assassin. Another as a Black Operative for a secret branch of the military. A third as the billionaire heir to a chain of automotive stores. None of the rumors mentioned a woman in his life. For most people, it was easier to imagine Nolan as a ruthless man than a loving partner.