“Have you thought about the future yet?” asked Nikos.

Leah shook her head, pleating the black skirt of her sensible suit. Of her mother’s sensible suit, she silently amended. She had found it hanging in Sophie’s closet a couple of days ago, likely where her mother had left it two years ago, when she had died. “It’s difficult enough to deal with the present.”

“You know my brother found Miles invaluable to the Andrakis Company. They were much more than employer and employee. Miles was also his friend.”

Leah nodded, wishing her father hadn’t been so close to Dmitri. If he hadn’t, Miles wouldn’t have been on the plane that crashed, taking the only person she had left in the world. It had become Miles’s tradition to accompany the Andrakis family on vacations, to deal with any business matters that arose. His loyalty to Dmitri and the Andrakis Corporation had cost him everything.

“I took the liberty of making some inquiries.” Nikos shuffled some papers, though he didn’t look down at them. His dark eyes remained on her, the solemnity in his expression unable to fully mute the classic perfection of his features. Before the crash, she would have been giddy to have so much of Nikos’s undivided attention but today, her heart couldn’t muster even a slightly rapid pulse in reaction to his proximity. “How much do you know of your father’s finances?”

That was unexpected question. With a shrug, she said, “Not much. It wasn’t my business.” Her stomach clenched with anxiety. “Why?”

“Your mother’s illness was expensive. My brother offered to help, but you know how proud your father is… was.”