Runaway Attraction by Farrah Rochon

Author:Farrah Rochon [Rochon, Farrah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373863280
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Micah sat at a right angle to George Stevens, the former director of a local children’s charity who had suffered a spectacular fall from grace two years ago when he’d been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He’d just been released from prison and was attempting to make his grand return to the spotlight. He’d decided Connect was the perfect vehicle with which to do so.

The poor fool.

Micah folded his hands casually in his lap, relishing showing Stevens the error of his ways.

His interviewee stared at him with so much hate in his eyes that a lesser man would have cowered. But Micah could hold his own with the best of them. He continued with his relentless questioning.

“You represented the most vulnerable demographic in this city—underprivileged children. Did you once think about the people you were supposed to help, and how they would feel once your treachery was uncovered?”

Stevens sat back in his chair and pressed his steepled fingers against his lips, biding his time before answering, “At the time, I believed I was doing what was best for the children.”

“You believed using donations for personal vacations was the best use of the funds collected for the poor inner-city youths your charity served?”

“I considered those trips research.”

Micah flipped through the sheaf of papers his production assistant had provided just before they went live. He needed a minute to calm himself down before he threw professionalism out the window and punched the hell out of George Stevens.

“During an eight-month span, you visited Bora Bora, the Florida Keys and Maui. Exactly what type of research were you conducting?”

“It was for a new playground that I commissioned.”

“A playground?” He had to fight hard to keep the smile from his face. His job shouldn’t be so damn easy.

By the time the hour ended, George Stevens looked as if he’d gone ten rounds in the boxing ring, and Micah was reminded of why he loved his job so much.

At the end of the show, Stevens refused to shake Micah’s hand; he and his handlers stormed away from the set. They were not given much sympathy from the Connect crew.

“That was some of the most entertaining television I’ve seen in a while,” Ben said.

“The guy served two years in jail and still refuses to admit he’s a thief,” Micah said as he unhooked his mic. “I sure as hell wasn’t going to take it easy on him. That’s the problem with people in the public eye today. They’re used to getting coddled instead of facing hard-hitting questions.”

He handed the audio equipment to the production assistant and frowned at the sly smile that drew across his cameraman’s face.

“What?” Micah asked.

“I guess Bailey Hamilton is lucky you don’t take that same attitude toward models.”

Micah’s head reared back. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I’m just making an observation.”

“And I’m just asking exactly what it is you think you’ve observed.”

Ben shrugged. “You’re shooting a documentary on a fashion model who was found clutching a bag of cocaine, but you haven’t mentioned that once.

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