The Russian's Stubborn Lover (The Fedosov Family Series Book 1) by Leslie North Page A

herself to write such drivel and then have it sent out to everyone, including his board of directors.
    “Let me talk to her and I’ll call you back.” Glancing at his clock, he realized she should be returning from lunch anytime.
    “Okay. I’m sorry about this, Dmitry. I really thought she could handle the position. I’ll make arrangements to have a replacement sent over there as soon as possible.”
    Dmitry stopped and carefully chose his next words, “Don’t do anything until you hear back from me. By the way, who is DJ?”
    “David Jenkins. He’s been with us for almost nine years and I probably should have sent him over there, but Julia usually does better work then him and she has a knack for making money. Again, I’m sorry.”
    “Let me talk to her and I’ll get back to you.” Dmitry hung up the phone, looking at the report again and wondering why she would have done such a thing.
    Hearing her return from lunch, he hollered through his open office door, “Julia, could you come in here for a moment?” He strove to keep his voice calm and even.
    “Hi,” she beamed at him. “What’s up?”
    Dmitry steepled his hands on his desk and looked at her for a moment, “Have a seat.”
    Julia’s smile faltered at the serious look upon Dmitry’s face, “What’s wrong?”
    “Did you finish the report on the South Africa project?”
    Julia was confused, “Yes. I sent it over to the American office to be proofed before distribution. Do you not have it yet?”
    Dmitry nodded, “I do. I just got off the phone with Alex. He felt the need to call and personally apologize for you.”
    “Me? Why? I know the numbers weren’t as high as everyone was hoping for but I explained that in my statement at the bottom of the page.”
    “Yes, I read your statement. Do you remember what you wrote?”
    Julia looked at him, “Of course I do. I explained that the lower numbers were due to the overages on the capital expenditures for startup and that the second quarter earnings should be more in line with the projections…” She trailed her voice off as Dmitry began shaking his head.
    “No, that’s not what you wrote.”
    Julia nodded her head, “Yes it is. I just did it a little over and hour ago. Dmitry, what’s going on?”
    “Come over here and look at the report I received and tell me if it’s the same one you sent out.” Dmitry had a bad feeling about this and while he was relieved to know that Julia most likely had not written this report, that meant that someone in the states was out to sabotage her position in the company. That did not set well with him, nor would it sit well with Alex.
    Julia looked at the report, a sense of foreboding taking over as she read the report and looked at the numbers. “Dmitry that is not the same report I sent out earlier.” She grabbed his mouse and scrolled to the top of the page, “Shit! That little rat! I’m going to tear him apart!”
    Dmitry couldn’t help but laugh at her outburst.
    “Stop laughing! This is so not funny!” Looking at the list of people who received the bogus report, she cursed some more – David had sent it out to the board of directors for both companies!
    “Dmitry that is not the report I sent him. I can prove it. I have the original report stored on my computer. That little weasel has been trying to steal my job for months now. He’s always second guessing my work and making changes to it. When it gets proofed, the numbers are always changed back, but this time he’s gone too far.”
    Dmitry pulled her onto his lap, “I agree. Tell me more about this person who’s out to get you. I do believe it might be time for him to get exactly what he’s been after.”
    “What?! I’m not giving up my job!”
    “Calm yourself, moya dorogaya . I wasn’t talking about your job, I was talking about a trip to Russia. This was obviously done in an attempt to discredit you so he could take over the rest of your exchange program. Let’s give him what he