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Liam. I glance at Liam, his aqua eyes wide with amusement that says it’s the latter.
    “I was just about to come warn you that we have company,” he says, shrugging out of a sleek black leather Polo Ralph Lauren jacket to display a matching collared shirt. “Meet Josh Chase.”
    “Josh Chase,” I repeat flatly, stunned to see the man Liam had recommended for inclusion in the Circle in our house. “The CEO of Chase Electronics.”
    “That would be me,” he confirms in a friendly tone as if no one here thinks it’s dangerous to have a man on Liam’s recommendation list for the Circle in our house, especially when we’ve only just returned to the city.
    “Josh designed the Sky Phone when he was sixteen,” Tellar informs me.
    “Sixteen,” I say, six years of living lie after lie and thinking on my feet allowing me to fake a cool, composed reply. “Really? How many people can say they’ve known two prodigy billionaires, both in their thirties?”
    Josh laughs and holds up his hands, an expensive watch on his wrist. “Oh, no, I’m no Stone Man. I only have millions.” He winks. “And I’m much better looking than him.”
    Liam laughs, pushing to his feet. “Whatever makes you feel better when you get up in the morning, Josh.”
    “Back at ya, man,” Josh shoots off before he stands as well and offers me his hand. “Nice to meet you, Amy.”
    I don’t hesitate, knowing better than to bring attention to myself. I press my hand to his. “Nice to meet you.”
    He holds on to me long enough to study my expression, a splash of seconds at the most, before releasing me with a laugh. “That wasn’t even slightly convincing. I’ll have to work on my first impressions.”
    My cheeks flush. “It’s not you,” I say quickly. I gesture at my outfit and wild hair. “I was thinking it’s me who needs to make a better first impression.”
    Liam steps to my side, his hand warming my back. “I quite like you au naturel. True beauty lies in the honest nature of oneself.”
    Josh smirks. “And I’m betting someone more important than you said that.”
    “Alex, actually,” Liam confirms, laughing. “And though he swore some great prophet in China said it, I’m pretty sure it came from a movie.”
    “Of course it did,” Josh replies. “That man loved movies.”
    “You knew Alex?” I ask. Josh might have a far deeper history with Liam than I knew.
    “Their fathers were the guts of Chase Electronics at one point,” Liam explains. “Alex was the second-largest stockholder in the company, after Josh’s father.”
    “And then there was us,” Josh says.
    “Us?” I prod.
    “The changing of the guard,” Liam explains. “I replaced Alex, and Josh replaced his father. If Alex had had his way, Josh would have been in the CEO’s seat much earlier, though.”
    “I wouldn’t be CEO without Liam’s support,” Josh surprises me by admitting. “And on that note, I’d better get back to work. I’ll look forward to seeing you tomorrow night, Amy.”
    My brow furrows. “Tomorrow night?”
    “Chase Electronics holds an annual holiday party,” Liam explains. “Josh tries to convince me to attend every year.”
    I glance up at Liam. “Doesn’t he know you’re a recluse?”
    “Seems I have to keep reminding him,” he comments dryly.
    Josh smirks. “The man even sent me his Wikipedia page stating so, as proof.”
    I laugh, remembering quoting that page myself not so long ago. “Did it work?”
    Josh grimaces. “Not even close. And since he’s evidently not told you about the party, I assume he wasn’t planning on attending. So my personal visit to offer him an added incentive to attend wasn’t wasted. I won and,” he gives a mock bow, “I’ll see you soon, Amy.”
    Liam motions to the door. “I’ll walk you out.”
    Tellar quickly stands and says, “Let me walk you—I need to run next door.”
    Josh and Tellar head for the door and I face Liam, not about to let him escape without answers.