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CHAPTER ONE

THE assortry wasps on his desk earned a flaring glance of impatience from Anton Pallis as he threw hith of his office

He calass which gave him unrivalled views of London’s faolden brow Since the shock news reporting the death of Theo Kanellis’s long-lost son had hit the news this one intoto take him to the same place

‘I understand the implications, Spiro,’ he incised into the only phone he had deigned to take notice of ‘Which does notto join in with everyone else and panic’

‘I did not even know that Theo had a son,’ Spiro Lascaris declared in stunned incredulity that he had not been privy to such an ierous piece of information ‘Like most people, I believed that you were his heir’

‘I ary now that he had not bothered to scotch such ru the rounds ‘We are not even distantly related’

‘But you lived as his son for the last twenty-three years!’

Anton threw back his dark head in a typically Greek negative gesture, because he so disliked being co to do with his relationship with Theo Kanellis ‘Theo took charge ofand education and that is all that he did,’ he stated

‘As well as protecting your personal wealth and ensuring that the Pallis Group held its place at the top of the investh to take control,’ Spiro pointed out ‘You can’t tell oodness of his heart’

Because he did not have a heart, Spiro refrained fro Theo Kanellis was better known for his ruthless de them

‘Ad you to take his place since you were ten years old, and everyone knows it’

Anger flared to life inside Anton at Spiro’s disparaging tone ‘Keep to the point of issue here,’ he retaliated coldly ‘It is your job to work to squash any da ru around in the dirt for more’

The e in at down the telephone connection He’d just pulled rank on one of his most trusted employees ‘Of course,’ the lawyer in Spiro Lascaris caht away’

The conversation finished with a distinctly chilly edge With a snap of exasperation at the whole situation, Anton turned to stride back to his desk so he could toss the phone down on it along with the rest It began ringing again almost immediately which did not surprise hi over themselves to find out what the death of Leander Kanellis—Theo’s long-lost son—was going to rip on Kanellis Intracom

That was the real alar out there—not Anton’s past relationship with Theo but his present relationship He had been s for Theo since the old o and had retreated to his private island to live—although information about the seriousness of his illness had not yet found its way out there

A s storrimly Kanellis stock would not take yet another serious hit if it ever got out that Theo had been too sick to keep his finger on the pulse of his own business eeneral assu him in preparation for the day when he would succeed him

On a soft curse, he snatched up one of the phones again and called Spiro back to ensure his confidentiality with the infor stiff with offence that Anton had felt the need to remind him of such a basic ethic, Spiro proe confidential information to anyone