Iron-strong discipline had enabled Jay Courtland to reach the top against all odds, first as a professional footballer and then as a businessman - and he had always adhered to the rules strictly. Even in his private life he always made it clear at the outset that the ground rule was "no commitment" - which was exactly what he told Vanessa when they first met.
The problem was he thought he was talking to her cousin Nadia: an internationally renowned model with all the worldly skills that her sophisticated lifestyle demanded - someone far more adept at the game than Vanessa!