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go. He wouldn't belittle himself by keeping a woman against her will.
    She smiled softly. "Maybe when you get back to America," she offered lightly.
    He closed his eyes and cursed himself for being the fool that he was. He saw her as the love of his life while she thought of him as some kind of toy that she could prance around to her friends back home.
    "No," he said determinedly. He wasn't going to play a fool for her. He was Sadiq Zahin.
    The walls seemed to crowd in around him and he knew that he had to get away from her.
    "I will get your visa taken cared of," he said as he stood up, not daring to look at her. Because if he did, he might end up begging her to stay.
    "Thank you." She shook her head silently as he buttoned his shirt. "This past week has gone by so fast. I hadn't realized it was almost February already."
    Not hearing anything, Sadiq nodded. All he knew was that she wanted out. It didn't matter what the excuse was. At the end of the day, she was still leaving. Wordlessly, he finished dressing himself and left the room.
    Jenny's heart tightened as she watched the door close.
    He wanted nothing to do with her.
    Tears swelled up in her eyes as she thought of the way his voice had hardened at the idea of meeting up again in New York. He hadn't even wanted to see her.
    Though she knew that it was for the best to have a clean break from him, she couldn't stop the tears from falling. This past week obviously hadn't meant the same for him as it had for her.
     
     
     

Chapter Eight
    A week later, Sadiq sat down and stared at the copy of Business Monthly at his desk.
    "Sheikh Zahin: The Real Story," graced the headlines along with one of the pictures Jenny had taken.
    His lips tightened. After everything that had happened, this was the only thing he had to show for it.
    He shook his head. Perhaps after reading the story, he could finally close this chapter of his life and forget her.
    Inevitability settling in, he picked up the magazine and flipped to the article. His blood ran cold as he started to read.
    Major shareholder unrest has unfolded at Zahin Equity as CEO Sheikh Sadiq Zahin announced that he would run Atal's new trading committee. Zahin has been the head of Zahin Equity since its inception and his daily presence will be greatly missed.
    Although it is expected that Sadiq will follow in his father's footsteps, sources close to the family say that due to his growing empire, Mr. Zahin has no intention of running for presidency, but if his recent appointment suggests-
    Sadiq's stomach roiled as he threw the magazine across the room. This is why Jenny had agreed to go Atal with him. Because she had wanted information from him.
    She hadn't wanted him. All along, she had just been trying to get whatever information she could get out of him.
    His stomach dropped at the knowledge that it had all been just work to her. How many times had she done this before?
    His vision blurred as he thought of another man knowing her the way he had.
    Memories of her smiling in his arms after a night of love making plagued him. Had it all just been an act?
    He closed his eyes as he tried to ignore the reality. He didn't want to believe it, but deep inside of him, he knew that it was her who had leaked the information. The only other people who knew about Raja's plan were Raja and his father, both of whom had it in their interests to keep the secret safe.
    His heart churned.
    He should've realized something was wrong when she kept asking about his businesses and his meetings, but fool that he was, he had thought that she was truly interested in him and wanted to get to know him better.
    He didn't even know if she really was a photographer or if it had all just been an act. His lips thinned.
    He wasn't going to let her get away with this.
     
     
     

Chapter Nine
    "Mr. Higgins, you must see that this is wrong!"
    Her boss murmured something unintelligible and continued typing on his computer.
    Seeing that he was only half-listening