you touch me…when you’re even near me, I feel different. Like I can make things work out. The voices in my head…they sound less when I’m with you. I know it won’t last, but it feels good for a time.”
“It can last for as long as you need it too, Addie. I’m not leaving you.” She just stared at him and didn’t say anything. Jarrett got up and moved to the other side of the desk and took her hand into his. “You saved that boy’s life. Not just his, but I’m betting his mother’s as well. It was the truth, wasn’t it? All that stuff you told him about prison.”
“Yes. I can see enough into someone’s path to see when something is coming.” He nodded. “Are you freaked out? Do you want to go running and screaming away from me? I wouldn’t blame you.”
“No. I don’t want to run.” He pulled her from the chair. “I do want to get some lunch, and you have that meeting with Duncan. If you don’t mind, I’d like for my brother Luke to be there as well. I know that Shawn is, but Luke said he had a few questions for your lawyer.”
“I’d like that…and for you to be there if you want.” He felt as if she’d given him the key to a locked chest, and he had the only one. “It’s going to be boring, I think. I’ve not seen Duncan in five years, so I have a lot to catch up on. Not a great deal of it is going to be in his favor, I’m afraid.”
“I’d love to be there.” She nodded and they moved to the street. He locked the door this time and told her that he’d have to have Hunter fix the glass. She nodded but said nothing.
As soon as they sat down, Mable sat beside them.
“Oh my goodness, your bother has stirred up the town.” She smiled. “Got those Harlan people being packed up and shoved in their truck as we speak. He sure had a burr up his ass about them. Never knew a thing about it.”
As Mable told them what was going on, Jarrett reached under the table and took Addie’s hand. He felt wonderful when she curled her fingers into his.
~~~
Shawn stood up as soon as he saw them. He didn’t know the girl personally, of course, but he did know about her. He shook Luke’s and Jarrett’s hands as soon as they offered. The woman just stared at him.
“You know something.” He nodded at her, having been warned by Slone and Hunter of some of the things she could do. “He’s…Christ. How much?”
Shawn laughed nervously. “I was supposed to tell you right off. Slone said you’d know as soon as you saw me. But in answer to your question, not all, but a big part of it. About four billion is missing.”
“Does Duncan know that you know?” Shawn told her no. The only people that knew were them, his staff, and Luke. “Good. I put all the accounts on lockdown when Slone told me that Luke needed to be here too.”
“What’s going on?” Shawn watched her explain to Jarrett what she’d just found out. She was taking it very well, and Shawn would bet anything that she’d known before now. “Your lawyer is stealing from you. Four billion dollars.”
“Yes. But he’s not aware that we know.” She turned to him, and Shawn could see why Slone liked this girl. She wasn’t just a wealthy woman who’d been handed it on a golden platter, but one who knew her business. “I need a lawyer. Now.”
“I can’t take on another client with the size of your holdings, but Luke said he’d help you until you could find one. And we’ll both help you.” When Addie turned to Luke, he nodded but looked at Jarrett. Shawn had forgotten about the mate thing.
“Okay, I know that I’m just a computer guy, but could you explain to me what’s going on?” Jarrett sounded a little pissed off, and Shawn didn’t blame him for that. He and Luke had talked a great deal since Slone had asked him to look into Addie. And in turn they’d found out that the lawyer was skimming…no, he was raking the books.
“Duncan has robbed me.” Jarrett said he’d gotten that part. “He’s using my
“It can last for as long as you need it too, Addie. I’m not leaving you.” She just stared at him and didn’t say anything. Jarrett got up and moved to the other side of the desk and took her hand into his. “You saved that boy’s life. Not just his, but I’m betting his mother’s as well. It was the truth, wasn’t it? All that stuff you told him about prison.”
“Yes. I can see enough into someone’s path to see when something is coming.” He nodded. “Are you freaked out? Do you want to go running and screaming away from me? I wouldn’t blame you.”
“No. I don’t want to run.” He pulled her from the chair. “I do want to get some lunch, and you have that meeting with Duncan. If you don’t mind, I’d like for my brother Luke to be there as well. I know that Shawn is, but Luke said he had a few questions for your lawyer.”
“I’d like that…and for you to be there if you want.” He felt as if she’d given him the key to a locked chest, and he had the only one. “It’s going to be boring, I think. I’ve not seen Duncan in five years, so I have a lot to catch up on. Not a great deal of it is going to be in his favor, I’m afraid.”
“I’d love to be there.” She nodded and they moved to the street. He locked the door this time and told her that he’d have to have Hunter fix the glass. She nodded but said nothing.
As soon as they sat down, Mable sat beside them.
“Oh my goodness, your bother has stirred up the town.” She smiled. “Got those Harlan people being packed up and shoved in their truck as we speak. He sure had a burr up his ass about them. Never knew a thing about it.”
As Mable told them what was going on, Jarrett reached under the table and took Addie’s hand. He felt wonderful when she curled her fingers into his.
~~~
Shawn stood up as soon as he saw them. He didn’t know the girl personally, of course, but he did know about her. He shook Luke’s and Jarrett’s hands as soon as they offered. The woman just stared at him.
“You know something.” He nodded at her, having been warned by Slone and Hunter of some of the things she could do. “He’s…Christ. How much?”
Shawn laughed nervously. “I was supposed to tell you right off. Slone said you’d know as soon as you saw me. But in answer to your question, not all, but a big part of it. About four billion is missing.”
“Does Duncan know that you know?” Shawn told her no. The only people that knew were them, his staff, and Luke. “Good. I put all the accounts on lockdown when Slone told me that Luke needed to be here too.”
“What’s going on?” Shawn watched her explain to Jarrett what she’d just found out. She was taking it very well, and Shawn would bet anything that she’d known before now. “Your lawyer is stealing from you. Four billion dollars.”
“Yes. But he’s not aware that we know.” She turned to him, and Shawn could see why Slone liked this girl. She wasn’t just a wealthy woman who’d been handed it on a golden platter, but one who knew her business. “I need a lawyer. Now.”
“I can’t take on another client with the size of your holdings, but Luke said he’d help you until you could find one. And we’ll both help you.” When Addie turned to Luke, he nodded but looked at Jarrett. Shawn had forgotten about the mate thing.
“Okay, I know that I’m just a computer guy, but could you explain to me what’s going on?” Jarrett sounded a little pissed off, and Shawn didn’t blame him for that. He and Luke had talked a great deal since Slone had asked him to look into Addie. And in turn they’d found out that the lawyer was skimming…no, he was raking the books.
“Duncan has robbed me.” Jarrett said he’d gotten that part. “He’s using my
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