Hard Rules by Jones Lisa Renee

Author:Jones, Lisa Renee [Jones, Lisa Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Contemporary, Mystery, Adult, Crime
ISBN: 9781250083869
Goodreads: 26883116
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2016-08-09T07:00:00+00:00

If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him.

—Arnold Rothstein

CHAPTER ELEVEN

EMILY

The rest of the morning, my cell phone does not ring with even one single call about a job, but the phone on my desk rings incessantly. It becomes abundantly clear that the primary business Mr. Brandon is involved in is the investment side of the company. Presently, he’s packaging a high-dollar hedge fund that has tensions elevated between him and his potential investors, and I’m getting the brunt of it all. By midday, my list of things to do is a mile long, I’ve been yelled at by him and at least three other people, I’ve coordinated two conference calls, both with groups of complete asses, and I’m pretty sure I’ve started to grow horns of my own.

It’s nearly noon when the intercom buzzes and I hear a loud cough. “Get in here, Ms. Stevens.”

Unfazed at this point by his barked orders, I walk to his office, entering at the same moment he bursts into more coughing. Then he scowls at me as he demands, “Why do I not have Mike Rogers on the phone?”

“His secretary says he’s at a team meeting,” I say, wondering how I’ve turned my low profile into calling NBA team owners who will actually answer.

“I don’t care where the fuck he is,” Brandon Senior snaps. “If I don’t have him on the phone in fifteen minutes, you’re fired.”

I bristle at the threat, and my first instinct is to retreat, which angers me for my reaction more than at him. I will not allow these damnable circumstances to turn me into that person. If he really intends to fire me, he’s going to do it no matter what, and if not, my response sets a tone for the future. “If you fire me,” I say, my voice firm and confident, “who’ll put up with your crankiness? And arrange your conference calls? And find Mike for you?”

“Well, you haven’t found him, now have you?” he asks, the challenge in the question sidetracked when he hacks a few more times.

“I have found him,” I retort when he settles down. “He just refuses to be interrupted.”

“When he’s on the phone with me, then you’ve found him. Get out of my office and shut the door until then.”

I’m not fired, apparently, and I don’t get out of his office, watching as he obviously chokes back more coughing. “Can I get you something hot to drink and some drugs to go with that cough?”

“Mike Rogers is the only drug I need.”

“I respectfully disagree.”

“You’re pushing your luck, Ms. Stevens.”

Resigned to his stubborn arrogance, I exit the office, pulling the door shut, and then claim my desk, immediately searching my Rolodex for Jessica’s number, and hitting that extension. “Jessica,” I say when she answers. “It’s Emily.”

“I was about to head in your direction for lunch.”

“I told you, I can’t go with you,” I say, and quickly change the subject, “but I have a question. Is there a drugstore that delivers nearby? It’s for Brandon Senior.

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