Private Agendas: A Victoria Rodessa Legal Thriller by Katherine Smith Dedrick

Author:Katherine Smith Dedrick [Dedrick, Katherine Smith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780996519526
Google: It2tDwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 099651953X
Publisher: Aggressive Publishing, Incorporated
Published: 2019-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

After a few hours of eating and reviewing the investor files, Armond stood, stretched, and looked at his watch. “I don’t know about you, but I’ve had it.”

“Well, suck it up, mon capitaine. We need to finish this last one. Our meetings are first thing in the morning.”

“Fine,” Armond said, returning to the sofa and opening the last folder.

Victoria looked over at him. “You know, it’s close to seven in the morning, Pacific time. Technically, we’ve been up all night. I think it’s safe for you to take off your tie. I doubt any investor is going to come busting through the door at this hour.”

“I can see from your very trendy attire that you have no qualms about dressing down. I, on the other hand, prefer to do business in business attire. It keeps me focused.”

Victoria shook her head at his stubbornness as she flipped through the last of her papers. “Well, well, well. Look at this. It seems we have a real live female as an investor candidate. It can’t be true. A woman who walks, talks, has a brain, and her own money? Seriously, I thought you said I had to be seen and not heard, yet here she is,” Victoria finished as she set her file down and walked over to the table to sip the last of her peppermint tea.

“Look at her name.” Armond tapped his pen against his folder and waited for Victoria to retrieve and flip open hers.

“And?” Victoria asked.

“She’s American. Her bio says she was born in the United States and brought to Asia at a very young age. She’s apparently lived in several countries and, it seems, made a fortune in the auction business. She owns some of the most well-respected auction houses in Asia.”

“She certainly seems to have a healthy bank account. Your accountants concluded that her business is solid. I do have one question, though.”

“What is it?” Armond asked, skeptical at the tone in Victoria’s voice.

“Since she’s American, can I speak at this meeting, or do I still need to sit in the corner like the good little girl that I’ve been?” Victoria asked sarcastically.

“I’m not sure yet,” Armond answered, surprising Victoria.

“She’s American and a woman in business to boot! What could possibly be your reservation?”

“She was born in America, but she’s lived in this part of the world most of her life. Let’s not assume she follows our traditions. We should know within the first few minutes.”

Standing, Armond walked over to the table and grabbed his jacket off the back of the chair. Smoothing it meticulously over his arm, he turned and looked at Victoria. “I’m going to bed. I’ll see you in the morning. Do you want to meet for breakfast?”

“No. I’m going to see if I can run somewhere near the hotel. Do you think we can stop at a Starbucks to grab coffee on the way to the meeting?”

“Just soaking up the different culture, aren’t you? You can take the girl out of the South Side but—”

“Yeah, yeah.

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