Love Interrupted by Jade Winters

Author:Jade Winters
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: Wicked Winters Books
Published: 2015-10-15T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Lloyd & Baxter was an insignificant security company compared to the other two situated in Barking, but it had been growing steadily over the past few years, especially with the current political climate calling for tighter security measures. Abi noticed that she was introduced to new colleagues almost weekly now, which she liked as there was less attention on her. Her boss had more people to manipulate and dislike now and less time to pick apart all Abi’s efforts and make her feel stupid.

The month before, two new women were appointed—one as a receptionist and the other as an accountant. Contrary to what Abi imagined in her stereotypical judgement, Jennifer, the accountant, was far more amicable and down-to-earth than the receptionist, but they were both relatively easy to get along with.

Jennifer’s phone rang in a long straight tone—an internal call—and Abi answered.

‘Jennifer’s office. She’s out at the moment,’ Abi said. It was Sarah, calling from reception.

‘Oh, Abi, actually this is for you. There’s a woman down here to see you. She says it involves your son.’

Abi’s heart sank. If it pertained to her son, she always expected the worst. But why would Tia come to my workplace? Surely she would just phone me.

‘Alright, Sarah. I’ll be right down,’ she replied while a streak of immense worry curled around her insides at the thought of what awaited her. Oh sweet Jesus, what if something’s happened to Tia? She took the stairs two at a time to the ground floor offices where reception was situated on the other side of the compartment walls.

When she rounded the corner, her worry turned to utter shock.

‘Robyn?’ she gasped when she saw Robyn seated on the waiting area sofa as if she owned it. Abi passed a serious glance at Sarah, but the receptionist kept her conduct professional and carried on answering the switchboard. Abi’s throat closed up with the vile feelings Robyn instilled in her, and she wondered what kind of foul agenda she had concocted this time with which to ruin her life.

‘Abi, I need to talk to you, off the record,’ Robyn said abruptly, pushing herself to her feet.

‘This is hardly the time and place,’ Abi protested. ‘I’m at work.’ The anger from the day of her arrest still resided within her. To have had her fingerprints and DNA taken like she was a criminal was something she would never forget, and she knew the woman in front of her had played a major role in it. Any last remnants of love she had felt for Robyn had well and truly disappeared.

Robyn stuffed her hands into her jacket. ‘I’m quite aware of that. But this is important.’

‘You told Sarah you were here about Jake.’

‘I am.’ Robyn shifted from foot to foot. ‘There’s no easy way to say this … look, I want to be a part of Jake’s life.’

Abi cocked her head. Was she joking? Abi peered closer and could see by the determined look on Robyn’s face that she wasn’t. It was a look Abi knew well.

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