Ajay laughed. “Darling, I know a good deal when I see it. We’ll figure out the rest of the bumps in the road as we get to them. For now, I’m glad you’re happy with Khunda. I’m glad that you’re here and I can hold you again. Now maybe we can celebrate.”

“Celebrate? Celebrate what?”

“You’re selling your company, we’re together, and I have it on good authority that Bharat and a few other corporate members of Gen One are supporting your nomination for CEO.”

“I still have a few hurdles to jump over. My ex-husband being one of them. He’s determined to put roadblocks now that he knows about the sale.”

Ajay’s head jerked up, his gaze narrowing. “Is there anything I should know about? Anything I can do?”

“No. I can handle Robert. I am just biding my time. And you’re right. We should celebrate. What do you propose? Dinner?”

Ajay nodded. “Tomorrow night. Spend some time with Khunda tonight, then bring her over to my penthouse around six.”

“I believe we can arrange that.”

“Good.” He reached out and cupped her face, bringing it to his for a soft, sweet kiss. “I missed you. A little bit, because, you know. We’re new and all.”

“Missed you, too,” she said as her lips curved into a slow smile. “A little bit.”

He leaned forward again, but this time his mouth was covered by a small slobbering tongue. He looked down at the bright eyes of a dog.

“What? Khunda!” Raj giggled when Ajay picked up the wiggling puppy and dropped her ceremoniously back into the dirty clothes hamper.

“Stay put, pipsqueak,” he said. “I have to kiss your momma and make up for lost time.”

Chapter Nineteen
Rajneet

The next evening Raj leaned closer to her mirror to make sure that she’d successfully covered the shadows under her eyes. Her attorney’s voice blared from the speakerphone on the vanity counter.

“Your date hasn’t changed, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop trying to delay your divorce, Raj. You have to be prepared for that.”

“I’ve never been the type of person to sit back and wait. That’s why I’m working on a backup plan to keep Robert in his place.”

“Do I want to know what that is?”

“No, but I’ll keep you posted if I have to put it into effect. Thank you for the update.”

“No problem.”

The line went dead, and Raj examined her appearance. No one would be able to tell that she’d panicked the day before. She looked at Khunda, who had fallen asleep on the bed Raj had bought for her dressing room.

“Robert doesn’t know me as well as I thought he did. And this time, I’m not going to underestimate him.”

Khunda lifted her head and blinked sleepily at her.