Legacy of Lies (The Legacy Series Book 2) by Jen Talty

Author:Jen Talty [Talty, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jupiter Press
Published: 2021-06-07T18:30:00+00:00

7

Jacob shifted on the leather sofa in the waiting room of his father’s office, flipping through some star-filled magazine. He’d planned on stopping by first thing, but he’d had a shit ton of paperwork to deal with and a few interviews.

The case had to come first.

Though, Katie had been hounding him about her idea to let Hannah interview her. More importantly, her desire to, all of a sudden, get together with her uncle and his father.

Something Jacob desperately didn’t think she should do alone.

He tapped his foot on the floor. Sometimes, it peeved him that his dad could keep him waiting. Especially knowing how important this was. And second, that it was still business hours and Jacob was on the clock.

His father’s law practice took up two floors and had been decorated by his mother’s delicate hand and impeccable tastes. His parents had always been into the finer things. If it wasn’t top quality, what was the point? Jacob would try to argue that sometimes practicality trumped quality, and the only time his father agreed was with cars. But still, his dad drove a Lexus, a vehicle of status.

Jacob understood why his mother did it. She poured her emotions into things instead of her one living son. But he wasn’t sure why his father did. Perhaps it was just to keep the peace with his mom.

“Jacob,” Ms. Beatle said. “Your father is free now.”

“Thanks.” He smiled, stood, and made his way across the waiting area. He eyed the funky container sitting on the corner of her desk, just like he had over twenty years ago.

“Go ahead,” she said. “I still carry your favorite.”

Quickly, he reached his hand across the desk, opened the lid, and scooped out a handful of miniature chocolates. “How come you never put anything else in the jar?”

“I’m always hoping you’ll come to visit your father.” She stood to escort him down the long twisty halls of Donovan, Hillard, and Tate.

“Not necessary. I don’t get lost here anymore.”

“All right,” she said. “Enjoy your visit.”

Jacob chewed on a piece of chocolate while stuffing a few more into his coat pocket. When he was a kid, the idea was to finish the candy before he found his way to his father’s office. Pretty much the only reason he used to get lost. Of course, he was eating at least three pieces at a time back then.

He bumped into a few lawyers he’d seen in court, and a few others who had known him when he was in diapers—they enjoyed letting him know that. He had spent a lot of time in this office. His fondest memories were when Katie joined him. They’d always get into some good debates regarding criminal law and which side of the fence was better. He and Katie had always gone for putting the criminals away, while his dad and partners would cross-examine them with the finer points of how the system really worked.

Jacob tapped on his father’s half-open office door.

“Come on in.” His father was behind his big maple desk, seated in his tufted leather chair.

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