Harlow: A Military Bad Boy Romance: The Bradford Brothers by Conners Juliana

Author:Conners, Juliana [Conners, Juliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swann Song Books
Published: 2016-03-09T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 51

One Week Later

“I’m so nervous,” Whitney says, fanning herself with the folder full of evidence she’s brought to the meeting with the board.

“It’ll be fine,” I say, rubbing her back.

“So sorry I’m late,” says Riley, rushing through the door.

“Relax,” I tell her. “You’re not late. It hasn’t even started yet.”

I turn to introduce her to Whitney.

“This is Riley, my ever- so- punctual yet always- paranoid- about- being- late almost- sister- in- law.”

“Hi,” says Whitney, reaching out to shake her hand. “I’ve heard so much about you.”

“Well then give me a hug,” says Riley, enveloping her in a bear hug. “I’ve heard about you too.” She winks at me. “It’s not everyday that Jensen’s little brother gets a girlfriend.”

“Oooh, I love your ring,” says Whitney, reaching over to grab Riley’s hand and look at it more close up. “It’s so unique.”

“Thanks,” says Riley. “It was Jensen’s mom’s— and Harlow’s too of course. Their dad passed it down to whoever would become the first Bradford boy to get engaged.”

“He probably didn’t think any of us would ever get it,” I laugh.

No pressure or anything, I think.

Leave it to Jensen to get engaged right before my new girlfriend meets his new fiancé.

“Well congratulations,” Whitney says. “When’s the wedding?”

“We don’t know yet,” Riley says. “The whole engagement just happened so fast.”

“Well, there’s plenty of time to plan,” Whitney says diplomatically. “And I really appreciate you showing up to help us with this meeting.”

“Any time,” Riley says. “There’s nothing I like better than taking on the military on behalf of one of its members.”

She laughs, but it’s true. Most of her practice these days revolves around representing service members.

“I think the meeting should start any minute now—” Whitney says, looking at her watch. But then someone else breaks through the doors, without knocking.

“Dr. Davis,” I say, somewhat out of shock, but mostly to clue Riley in. “Nice to see you.”

“Don’t give me pleasant formalities when you’re trying to screw me over,” Dr. Davis says, his eyes practically bulging out of his head. “Just because you’re mad I didn’t pay you the money from the sale of my technology… yet.”

I just look at him, giving him more rope to hang himself with instead of cutting him off.

“Little did you know it’s because I was planning to give you sizeable stock options when the sale goes public,” he says. “It was supposed to be a surprise, but obviously you couldn’t wait to find out the good news. You just jumped to the worst conclusions about me and you’re trying to trash my good name as revenge for what you think is owed you. Although, really, Harlow, we can still work this out. I can still give you the stock options I’d always planned to give you…”

“No thanks,” I say, with a shrug.

This isn’t about money to me. This is about justice.

“And if you think this has anything to do with your recertification,” he says, now inches from my face. “It’s not. I was going to wait

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