Royally Flushed: Tech Billionaires by Ainsley St Claire

Author:Ainsley St Claire [St Claire, Ainsley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Loisir Publishing
Published: 2020-04-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Jackson

When I walk back into my living room, Jim hands me a glass of bourbon.

“Thanks.”

“It looks like you need it,” he says.

I nod. “I fucked up with Corrine—big time.” I take a deep pull on my drink. “I won’t lie, until all this started a few weeks ago, I was very strict about our employer/employee relationship. I thought she was pretty, but that’s where I stopped. She’s an incredible assistant. Because of her, I was able to get our patent application in place and get funding for a new product we’re working on. She’s positively invaluable.”

I drain what’s left of my glass and look out across the bay. Jim sits back and listens.

“You know she’s nothing like any of the women I date. She’s naturally beautiful. Did you know she calls the women I’ve been out with Barbies and flotation devices?”

He smirks.

“I didn’t see Corrine until all this mess with someone tormenting her started. But now I can’t unsee her. She’s amazing. I need her in my life.”

Jim nods. “I understand. I’ve been there. I thought I’d die a bachelor. Now I’m getting married to an amazing woman.”

“But I fucked up. Valerie, a woman I was involved with briefly, and mostly for work purposes, asked to see me. She wanted to meet for dinner, and I pushed back because I already had plans with Corrine. But she insisted—said her boss had put her brother up to something that led to him being arrested and jailed. So, I agreed to meet her for drinks. And I didn’t tell Corrine why I had to change my plans with her. Once I got to the bar, I quickly realized this woman had not been honest when she set up our meeting, but of course, as I’m trying to escape, Corrine walks in.”

“Did she follow you?”

“No, she was truly shocked to see me. Did you know there are over eight hundred establishments that sell liquor in the City? I looked it up. How could we possibly have ended up at the same one? I immediately went to her. She was upset, but I only knew because her hand trembled. We were already struggling to sort out our relationship after the trip, and in that moment, everything that had happened between us was gone. A wall went up. Then this shit happened.”

“Tell me more about Valerie,” Jim said. “We checked her out, but maybe we missed something.”

“She works for an environmental startup called Organic Energy. She’s in marketing, and we met at a trade show in Las Vegas. We’ve been out a few times, but it was more professional than personal.”

“What did she want to talk to you about?” Jim probes.

“She said her boss had information on Soleil from her brother, so I was going to meet her to find out what she had. He would have met with me, but he was in jail, and she thought I needed to know as soon as possible, hinting that maybe I could use the information to get him out of jail.

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