A Calculated Coincidence

Roland was cursing inwardly.

He had been sure that Valerie was desperate to break clean from Dominic, so from the very first contact, he never intended to pay market price for her shares.

But he never expected Valerie to be such a tough nut to crack.

She wasn't playing his game at all.

It complicated things immensely.

Her asking price was too high for his liking.

Yet, acquiring the shares would be