Misty by Allison Hobbs

Author:Allison Hobbs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Strebor Books

CHAPTER 23

Misty waited patiently for Gavin’s tears to subside, watching as he dabbed his eyes and returned the handkerchief to his pocket. Deciding that he’d sufficiently pulled himself together, she addressed him.

“I’ve made a recent discovery,” she said, gazing into Gavin’s red-rimmed eyes. “It’s a huge money-making venture.”

“I already have money; I’m not interested in any venture, especially if it involves you giving public readings like a gypsy at a carnival,” Gavin said with a look of repugnance.

Misty chose not to take offense to the verbal jab, at least not at the moment. She’d pay him back for insulting her when he least expected it. At present, she needed him to be on her side.

“Your income, though immense, is doled out to you on a semi-annual basis. Wouldn’t it be awesome to earn billions of your own?”

“Billions?” he asked with a smirk. “I doubt if there are any clairvoyant billionaires.”

“I’ll be the first,” Misty said confidently. “I’ve made a recent discovery that will rock the world, but I don’t want to go public, and that’s where you come in. Through your family’s connections, you have access to some of the wealthiest people in the world. I plan to do business with only the affluent; I want a select and very elite clientele.”

“You can’t be serious. You expect me to contact business tycoons from the Forbes Billionaire List and tell them about your marvelous ability to see into the future? A nebulous future without any sense of a time frame, I might add,” he said sarcastically. Frowning in disapproval, Gavin made a scoffing sound.

“I have more than the ability to foretell the future. I have exactly what the filthy rich are not able to buy,” Misty said knowingly.

“And what might that be?” Gavin gave a weary sigh. “Love? That’s such a cliché. Believe me, money can buy you a wonderful illusion of love, and with that in mind, I’ve decided to self-medicate my love sickness by taking a solo trip to Brazil. I’m sure I’ll meet a buff young, hottie on the beach—someone who’ll take my mind off Randolph for a while. That’s the kind of instant gratification that money can buy.”

“I can offer something much more lasting.” Misty gripped the arms of the wheelchair and slowly, dramatically pushed herself up until she was standing upright.

“You…you’re standing. How is that possible?” Gavin stammered, his face suddenly deathly pale. Stunned to the point of shaking, his trembling fingers began to fidget with his collar, and then the buttons of his crisp, light-blue shirt. “I don’t understand how you’re managing to stand.”

Showing off, Misty took graceful steps and even twirled around.

“I knew you had some movement in your arms, but I thought you were completely paralyzed from the waist down.” Gavin’s vocal tone changed from shocked to indignant, as if Misty had been faking her inability to walk.

“The medical profession couldn’t do anything for me. Doctors said I was doomed to sit in this disgusting chair for the rest of my life…” She paused and angrily gave the chair a hard shove, knocking it on its side.

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