Formula for Passion by Yahrah St. John

Author:Yahrah St. John
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2012-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Last night, Jasper had determined that he would have to pull out all the stops to win Courtney back. The problem was she wasn’t returning any of his calls. He knew she was angry with him for lying to her about who he was and what he did for a living, but it went deeper.

Courtney had been raised to believe that everything Jackson was wrong, that Andrew Jackson was the devil incarnate. Jasper had heard of Andrew’s copying Adams Cosmetics ideas and putting out knockoffs, but the real kicker was that he’d hired Noelle Warner to steal the formula to their new fragrance, Ecstasy.

Jasper could see why Courtney wouldn’t want anything to do with the man who was sired by such a criminal. He might be Andrew’s offspring, but he prided himself on being nothing like his father. He intended to tell Courtney all of that. But since the mountain wouldn’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad would have to come to the mountain.

As he walked into the lobby, a security guard greeted him. “Good morning.” He nodded at the burly man. Jasper went to the electronic directory and searched for Courtney’s name. He found her on the executive floor and set about righting a wrong.

Courtney was perusing her schedule on her iPad when she noticed a shadow in her peripheral vision and looked up. She stood up, surprised and even more uncertain than she’d been the night before. Why was Jasper here?

“Courtney.” Jasper walked inside her office and closed the door behind him. He didn’t notice the modern furniture and funky decor of her office. His eyes were only focused on her. She looked smart in a short-sleeve tie-front jacket and wide-legged pants. A large cluster necklace was around her swanlike neck, and several bangles were on her arm. Courtney was the picture of sophistication and looked nothing like the sexy free spirit in a tank and shorts he’d met in Punta Cana.

“What are you doing here?” Courtney asked.

“I’m here to have my say,” Jasper replied. “Yesterday, you had your turn and today is mine.”

“In case you hadn’t noticed—” Courtney swept her arms around “—this is a place of business, not a place to air our dirty laundry.”

“If you’d returned my calls yesterday, we could have done this elsewhere, but since you didn’t...” He shrugged. “I’m here.”

“Nothing you can say will change anything.”

Jasper’s eyes traveled over her face and searched her jade eyes. She was lying. “I beg to differ. Hear me out first, and if you still don’t believe me, I will leave you alone.”

Courtney raised one perfectly arched eyebrow. She doubted it. She went to sit down at her desk, but Jasper asked, “Can we sit on the couch?”

She opened her mouth to protest, but figured the sooner they got this over with, the better. Reluctantly, she walked toward the couch, but sat as far as possible on the opposite end. Of course, she hadn’t counted on the intoxicating smell of his cologne or the pull she felt whenever she was around him.

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