Birth of Adam (Artificial Intelligence Book 2) by Liza O'Connor

Author:Liza O'Connor [O'Connor, Liza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Authors Online
Published: 2016-03-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Having nothing to do, Amanda snuck into Anon’s rehearsal and hid in the back so she could hear how he was coming along. She could tell he resented all the criticism and lectures, but he was better than he had been yesterday, which meant he was exceptionally good.

He had so much talent, yet his ego seemed to prevent him from hearing his errors. She hoped that never happened to her.

She spotted Mark sitting in the hallway listening to Anon. She eased out of the room and sat down beside him.

“Wow, he sounds even better here,” she whispered.

“Don’t compliment the bastard, and never trust him,” Mark advised. “He’s the one who got you kicked out of the audition. He called Jules and told him you were crap.”

“I know, Jules told me,” she said. “But fortunately, Jules likes to decide these matters without input from others, and he says I can audition tomorrow.”

Mark smiled and almost hugged her before he remembered he couldn’t do that anymore. He stood up and moved away as if trying to escape the misery that followed him. He stopped at the door. “I’m happy for you, Amanda. Knock their socks off tomorrow!”

“I’ll do it for you,” she promised.

He smiled, but it looked more like a grimace of pain, and then he left.

The need to cry overwhelmed her as well, and she returned home. Martin was practicing his cello. She sat on a leather couch behind the boy and silently cried as she listened to his beautiful composition. The music was cathartic, and by the time Martin had finished his practice, she had found her equilibrium.

After putting up his cello, he picked up a game board and turned to her. “Would you like to play?”

She nodded, and he joined her on the couch, where they played a French card game called Mille Bornes.

As the time for dinner neared, she went up to the guest room and peeked in so she could decide whether Jules would like to be awakened for dinner or left sleeping. She saw him pacing before the windows, arguing with someone on the phone.

“I don’t tell you how to run your record company. Don’t dare tell me who I can and cannot represent! Amanda Carrington is a magnificent singer, and it is you, not I, who is letting your personal life become entangled in your business. Your blind love for your daughter is just about to destroy our relationship, Ben.” Amanda was about to back out when Jules turned and saw her. He motioned for her to come in as he listened to the voice on the phone scream his response.

“Fine, you do that,” he said. “Mark Hammer could have made you a goddamn fortune, but you go ahead and let your daughter make your business decisions. She was going to run your company into the ground when you gave her the reins in a few years anyway—might as well cripple your business now, while you’re still at the helm.”

Whatever Ben Hamilton was saying made Jules livid.

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