My gaze turned icy. "Why?"

"Because, no matter what, Ms. Hulle is your fiancee, and the Hulles have a number of joint ventures with Prospectus Technology. It would be ill-advised for you both to publicize her affair," Luca argued.

I replied after a moment, "You're making things more difficult than they have to be. Whatever I am doing has nothing to do with her."

Luca lowered his eyes, not quite believing. Without Sofia Lanka, there was no cause to expose Erin.

"Anything else?" My voice was snappish.

It made Luca speedily respond, "No, I'll be off now."

"Mr. Hulle can come by later today. Just let him in to My...