Leah's Seduction: 4 (Gianni and Leah - Leah's Seduction) by Trent Emily Jane

Author:Trent, Emily Jane [Trent, Emily Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Camden Lee Press, LLC
Published: 2014-09-29T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

One afternoon, Gianni received an email he had been waiting for. The art dealer had the painting he wanted, and was ready to deliver. He replied, confirming he would be there to view it and conclude the purchase.

As soon as he hit Send, he called Leah, and she answered on the first ring. “Hi, baby. Are you in your office?”

“Yes, just trying to wrap up this project Vadim has me on.”

“Well, when you see him tell him you’re taking a personal day on Friday. You need a long weekend.”

“I do?”

“Yes, I need to make a trip to Philadelphia, and I’d like you to come with me.”

“Business or pleasure?”

“A little of both. It’s about a painting I’ve had my eye on. As long as I’m going, we might as well spend the weekend there.”

“I’d like that.”

“We’ll leave early Friday morning.” He paused. “And I’ll see you for dinner later, right?”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

When he hung up, Gianni buzzed Joshua to start the meeting he’d scheduled. By the time he had opened up the project on his computer and gathered some notes together, Dawson and Joshua entered. They took seats and shuffled through their own documents.

“You start, Dawson. I want an update on security and your insight on Vadim’s actions.”

The security guard wore a navy shirt. His muscular chest and pumped biceps stretched against the fabric, making Gianni wonder if he’d stepped up his weightlifting. His hair was combed back, a bit long and in need of a trim. But his blue eyes were all business.

He held his notepad with one hand, placing the other on his thigh. “I traced the source of the funds that went into Cole’s account after he forwarded those emails. And we were right. It was Vadim. Or to be specific, Barrington Showroom. They didn’t make any effort to disguise it, assuming their account was private, I’m sure.”

Gianni didn’t want to ask how he had found out. “Good work.”

Dawson’s lips thinned into a tight smile. “And my sources tell me that Vadim is as gullible as we thought. He thought he was so clever getting our phone records, until he was stupid enough to leave them on his desk for Leah to see. Then he set up Byron Clifton to pretend to want to buy from us, when in reality, Vadim is only trying to gain inside information about our business plans.”

Joshua turned in his chair to give his full attention, and closed the portfolio he had been looking at. “I can’t wait to hear this,” he said. “I like making a fool of any buyer on Vadim’s payroll that thinks he can take us down.”

Dawson nodded. “Yes, when Gianni met with Byron Clifton, and told him that GR Showroom had its eye on opening two more showrooms, he believed it.”

“I’m sure he did,” Gianni said. “He tried to lure me by implying, as the buyer for Designer’s Edge, he might place a large order of several of our lines. He dragged it out, chatting like we were old friends.

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