Billionaire's Pursuit of Love: Destiny Romance by St George Jennifer

Author:St George, Jennifer [St George, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857977205
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

Blake dropped his mobile on his desk and sat down. The drive into London had been slow and frustrating. The light drizzle that had begun about ten minutes from his office was now a torrent. The clouds swirled low and black. The sky matched his mood: black, stormy and threatening to get worse.

Henry walked into the office and shut the door.

‘How much do they know?’ Blake asked.

‘Enough to know that the leak is coming from inside the company,’ Henry said.

Blake’s stomach felt as though it had been wedged in a clamp and the handle twisted, hard and fast. They’d had leaks before, but nothing that would threaten a project of this magnitude.

Blake forced Sarah and Daniel from his mind. Their very presence threatened his focus. Single-minded attention was essential or things were missed. In a few short months he’d launch Project Everest and he’d have achieved his objective. Delivered on his vow. Then . . . Then he could concentrate on his newfound family. But not now. Not now.

‘Any thoughts as to who?’ Blake asked.

‘My guess is someone in marketing. Vericon Tech don’t have any specific product details, but they know enough to realise it’s something big. Very big. And, they know the launch date.’

‘Damn it.’ Blake slammed his fist on the desk.

‘And there’s this.’ Henry handed Blake a printout from the internet. ‘It’s minor at the moment. Just chatter on some environmental websites, but it could spill over into mainstream media.’

Blake scanned the headline: HUNT-F TECH DUMPS ORANGUTAN FUNDING. Brilliant.

‘Who knew about the funding cut?’

‘The Board, PR and . . .’ Henry waited a heartbeat. ‘Sarah.’

His ribs flexed inwards. Sarah wouldn’t have leaked it. Blake turned and looked out at London spread before him, all grey and dull in the storm. Would she?

‘Who’s your money on?’ Blake asked.

‘PR or Sarah.’

Blake’s mouth felt dry and gritty. He could do with a whisky. He didn’t want to believe Sarah could do something like this . . . But . . .

‘We know Diana’s the only person in PR with any knowledge of Everest at this stage of development,’ Henry continued. ‘She’s solid, but the new woman, Katie.’ He checked his notes. ‘Katie Wilson, I’m going to check her out.’

‘She briefed Sarah on the Sanctuary funding cut so she has full knowledge of that situation.’

‘This is the type of PR mess that can suck up a lot of resources and sully our reputation before the launch,’ Henry said.

Blake sat and played a five-note forte-piano scale on the desk with his fingers. A strategy built systematically in his mind. ‘We could use this to our advantage,’ he said slowly. The final planks of his plan slotted perfectly into place.

‘I’m listening,’ Henry said, taking the seat across the desk.

‘I’m helping Sarah develop a sustainable funding model by developing an orangutan game.’

Henry nodded.

‘Let’s use that as a red herring,’ Blake said. ‘Bring Katie in on the project and let her believe this is the big confidential project. Give her some information we give to no one else.

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