You & Me Make Three: Barrington Billionaire's Series: Book Three by Jeannette Winters Page B

caring? Understanding? Friendly? You won’t be once you hear what went down and how I left. I wasn’t professional at all. I reacted not acted. My emotions ran rampant. I don’t want you to know that person. “We had a huge difference of opinions that we couldn’t reconcile. So I moved on.” Everything inside of her wanted to break as though she were a teacup coming in contact with a tile floor. No matter how she tried to hide it, her hands were trembling, and her voice was shaky.
    I need to get out of here to pull myself together. You caught me off guard with the one thing I’m never going to be prepared to talk about.
    He said nothing but moved from where he’d been leaning and went to sit behind his desk.
    Morgan asked, hoping to get out before he asked any more questions that she didn’t want to answer, “Is that all?” She felt the plea for release bubbling within her. Please don’t let my desperation be evident to him. I don’t want him knowing how weak I am.
    Shaun nodded. “Have a good night.”
    Morgan held her laptop more tightly than she thought possible without breaking it, and bolted out of the office. She wanted to get home, but not as much as she wanted to put some miles between her and Shaun. Maybe I should reach out to Dean and let him know reporting to Shaun was going to be impossible. He’s . . . he’s making me think of things, and I don’t want to. He’s looking at me as though he really cares. If he knew the truth, he wouldn’t, and Dean would probably agree.
    She didn’t stop in her office to drop off her laptop. It was coming home with her tonight. Right now she needed out of that building. And if I’m lucky, I’ll still make it home for Tyler. That’s where I belong.
    Shaun didn’t have any more details than he’d started with before the meeting. The one thing that was clear, though, was this wasn’t an ordinary difference of opinions. Something serious went down between her and that company. Whatever it was, it left her feeling . . . defeated? Angry? No, it was deeper. He couldn’t put his finger on it.
    Pulling out his cell, he called Bennett.
    “Any update?”
    “I just entered the building and am on my way up to see you.”
    “Good, I’m in my office. I want to hear this alone and will decide what Dean needs to know,” Shaun barked.
    He expected a smart ass remark, but he got something else instead. “Shaun, mark this day on your calendar, because for the first time I agree with you.”
    Shaun didn’t like the sound of that. He knew there was something, but now it sounded as though it was much more personal than he’d expected. Maybe Bennett is right and what happened at WS & Son is none of my business. But I need to know what caused her to be hurt like she was.
    That was it. She wasn’t defeated. She’d been hurt, broken by it. I have to know.
    His mind was running on overdrive, and it was pissing him off. Bennett was on his way up and had the answers, all he needed to do was wait a few minutes. He’d been on the edge of deals worth millions of dollars and never lost a wink of sleep. What the hell was wrong with him now?
    The door was still open from when Morgan left, so he hadn’t even heard Bennett enter.
    “Morgan looked like hell leaving the building a few minutes ago. Did you have anything to do with that?” Bennett asked as he made his way to sit on the couch.
    All me. He’d pushed her but not as far as he could’ve. If it’d been any other person, they’d have been stuck in that office until he had exactly what he wanted. But he saw her pleading brown eyes. They reminded him of Zoey after their father had punished her. They would ask her what happened, and that was all they got. The look that says the pain was more than she could bear. He knew he should go after her, make sure she was okay. He should tell her he was sorry for bringing it up. But the truth was, he wasn’t sorry. He was glad to see this side of her. She shared it with him