Crash and Burn by Fern Michaels

Author:Fern Michaels [Michaels, Fern]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2016-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

It took two more days of Myra’s and Annie’s acting like angry hornets before Charles finally called an emergency meeting, and that was only thanks to Fergus, who warned Charles that the two of them had exhausted the patience of their beloved partners.

The war room was full to capacity, with Avery Snowden in attendance, sitting in on the emergency meeting, something that had never happened before.

The electricity in the climate-controlled room was palpable. There was little to no conversation, just angry, surly looks. From time to time, feet shuffled, and the only sound to be heard was Espinosa cracking his knuckles, which to all of them was a clear indication that the next thing to get cracked would be Charles and Fergus if they didn’t start the meeting.

Fergus stepped down from the dais to hand out colorful yellow folders. “Sunshine yellow. I don’t see anything sunshiny about this meeting at all,” Isabelle grumbled under her breath, but still loud enough to be heard by the others.

Lizzie Fox was the only one in the crowded room who appeared relaxed and comfortable with what was going on and what was to come. Jack eyed her with suspicion until she winked at him. He looked over at his wife, who simply glared at him. Then he got flustered. Women!

“I think we’re ready now, ladies and gentlemen,” Charles said as he took his place directly behind Myra’s chair at the head of the table. “What you have in the yellow folders in front of you are the dossiers on the Chessmen, as well as the Speaker of the House. The contents of the folders are what took so long to get us to this place in time. A lot of what you will read, some of you will already know. There are quite a few things that no one is privy to, except the Chessmen themselves and Avery Snowden. As you read and absorb the contents, you will all come to appreciate the time and effort, as well as the expertise, Avery has employed to secure the information.

“I have here in my hands a set of red folders, which contain material on Livinia Lambert, her husband, the Speaker of the House, and Amy and Jeffrey Lambert, soon to be divorced, as are the senior Lamberts. There are two folders for the Speaker, just so we’re clear on that. On my desk, there are three other folders, which at the moment do not need to be discussed. That’s for later, but I will tell you the names on those folders—Jeffrey Lambert, son of Livinia and Wilson, and soon to be the ex-husband of Amy Jones Lambert. The second folder bears the name of Amy Jones Lambert. And the third folder carries the name of Starry Knight.

“Having said all that, do you want me to talk this through while you follow along with the reports, or do you just want to read in silence, after which we shall discuss the contents? Either way is all right with me.

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