Elliot_The Williams Brothers by Jenni M Rose

Author:Jenni M Rose [Rose, Jenni M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

9

She should have known they’d ruin it for her. She should have known they’d pull something. Julia sat in the boardroom of H-Surf, pen poised to sign her part of the contract, a cold chill stiffening her spine.

“An injunction?” Kelsey asked incredulously, rushing to the door to intercept the receptionist.

“Julia?” Jonathan Beyer asked, looking between her and the bad news that just entered the room. He had to have seen the look on her face, the anger and confusion. “What’s going on?”

She stood, unsure, as her lawyer, a grizzly bear of a man, who took no shit from anyone, grabbed the papers from Kelsey and read them. He was almost the most well-connected man she knew, respected not because he was a schmoozer but because he was an absolute bulldog. Brian Owens was the best in the city and he currently looked somewhere between furious and positively volcanic. His scowl deepened, the room nothing more than whispers and shuffling papers.

His gaze hit her and Julia just knew, somewhere in the pit of her stomach, what was going on.

“I need a moment alone with my client,” he told the room at large, his eyes still glued to her. “And Mr. Beyer and his counsel.”

Kelsey, ever the mediating stateswoman, walked everyone one else out.

Julia held her hands out for the injunction, wanting to see it in black and white. The words struck like a physical blow, her stomach clenching with the hurt of it, even after all these years.

“The Louziers have filed an injunction,” Brian told Jonathan and his lawyer.

“On what grounds?” Jonathan asked incredulously.

“That this company was founded on their property and with their equipment and while they’re happy to let it run, they object to it being sold.” Brian actually scoffed. “They must know someone pretty high up to get this past a judge.” He met their eyes in turn. “I know someone higher. I’ll have this tossed by Monday.”

“Get a restraining order against them,” Kelsey growled from behind Julia, her hand landing on her boss’s shoulder. “They’re just doing this to hurt her and I don’t want them anywhere near her.”

Brian shook his head. “Not that easy, but if they think they can stop this, they don’t know Ms. Hawkins and they sure as hell don’t know me.” He tossed the papers into his briefcase, locked it, then stood. He was an imposing figure, hulking and slightly menacing, all dressed in a designer suit. “I’ll start the proceedings immediately. Let’s tentatively reschedule for Monday afternoon.”

Julia heard the words but her world had narrowed to a single pinpoint. It emanated from her chest, like a laser burning into her, destroying her from the inside out. They would do this to her; they had the means and obviously the motivation. They would do it for nothing more than the pleasure of knocking her back down again. The narrow beam focused again, homing in on that tiny slice of her heart that had held out hope that they didn’t really hate her as much as she thought they did—the delusional child that still resided deep in her soul.

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