CHAPTER 66

Claire felt she was going to run mad. Axel had not even given her time to process the news of the Portuguese visiting, when he hit her with the information that he had bought her a new apartment. But where had he bought it? In the damn penthouse building! Claire shuddered to think how much it had cost. That was another debt she could never repay, in this lifetime or the next.

Was he so bent on keeping her working for him? The million dollar breach of contract fee was high enough already. What was this sick game he was playing? She didn't have time to think about it. She needed to work on her Portuguese, at least brush up on the basics before the others arrived.

Donald returned within an hour, thankfully.

"Hey!" She waved him over. "Could you help me?"

He proved to be quite the helper, because he predicted so many possible things that could be discussed in the meeting. They spent the next hour polishing her intonation and dialect, until Axel stormed into the office.

"The clients are he