Nicholas POV:

I considered Francis like a second brother.

And he knew just how to irritate me and push my buttons as only a brother could. "What?"

I

demanded after he remained silent and sat there sporting a smile.

just came by to see how you are." I reached over and knocked his feet off my desk before flipping through some reports.

"I'm fine."

"You've missed three meetings this week and Geoffrey says you are moodier than usual. What's going on?"

I was going to beat Geoffrey's ass. "Nothing's ...