“Yes.” There was no arguing with the truth.
Especially when, on too many occasions, Andrew had rebuked her for not being more gregarious when they were in a social situation. She had always thought he talked enough for both of them, but she had never actually said so.
“Talking of which… Do you want to know the current woman he’s having an affair with once Linus has that information?”
Did she?
Was it necessary to know the name of the woman who was currently sharing Andrew’s bed?
“No,” she answered firmly. “Whoever she is, she’s welcome to him. I doubt the relationship will last anyway. Andrew told me she was just the last in a long line of women he’s been involved with during the years we were together. My lawyer had the temporary restraining order served on him this afternoon, by the way.”
“Good,” Knox said with satisfaction.
“It won’t stop him from trying to hurt me again,” she predicted.
“I’m hoping not,” Knox drawled.
“What?” Ellie gasped.
He grimaced. “I only met him once, and I already know he’s an arrogant little bugger, but he’s also a coward. When he makes his next move against you, we can have him arrested for breaking the conditions of that restraining order.”
Ellie stared at him incredulously. “You want Andrew to attack me?”
Knox gave her a sharp glance. “Of course I don’t— What the— Do you think I would ever allow him to get anywhere near you?” he growled.
“But you just said?—”
“I said when he ‘makes his next move against you,’” he bit out. “That could be trashing the office or your apartment again, or sabotaging the brakes of your car?—”
“I don’t own a car.”
“Then at least we can discount making sure that doesn’t happen.” Knox nodded. “Whatever he tries to do to hurt you next, he won’t succeed. But being caught out in the act of trying would be enough for a court of law to arrest and charge him. Hopefully, they get to him before I do, or there might not be anything left for them to arrest or charge,” he added grimly.
“We can’t have eyes everywhere?—”
“My men can.”
Ellie stilled. “Your men?”
He nodded. “I’ve had half of a Wynter security team watching Day, the other half protecting you, with another full team on standby, since I left his office earlier today.”
“I— You— I didn’t ask for them to do that,” she protested.
“No, I did,” he dismissed.
“Do they— Do any of the Wynter family know— Oh God, what must they think of me?” she groaned as she buried her face in her hands.
“They don’t think anything, because apart from Linus, they have no idea of your existence,” he dismissed.
“Oh.” Contrarily, Ellie now felt slightly indignant that none of Knox’s friends or work colleagues knew of their relationship. She was a mess! “In that case, I insist on paying for the protection Wynter Security is providing for me.”
Knox huffed. “You can insist all you like, doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.”
“Knox, they’re protecting me, following my ex-partner to make sure he doesn’t do anything else to hurt me.”
“That may be true?—”
“It is true,” she insisted.
