Scalding Hot Chocolate by Jaliza A. Burwell

Author:Jaliza A. Burwell [Burwell, Jaliza A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Reverse Harem, Romantic Comedy
ISBN: 9781393787907
Publisher: Jaliza A. Burwell
Published: 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I knew this day was the start of the end of the world the moment Lawson and Lee began bickering.

And they didn’t stop, even after I dropped them off at school. I wasn’t sure what set them off, but whatever little demon got into their heads started off a round of “don’t touch me” at breakfast and didn’t stop even after a game of “don’t be a tattletale” when I dropped them off at school.

I sent Dayton a psychic message of good luck before driving off. They were his problem now. If I had gotten a scream of “he wiped his boogers on me” one more time, I was going to tie them to the roof of my car and scare the little devils out of them.

No doubt Olivia would love that. She would have all the ammunition she needed to take them. That was the only reason I didn’t do it. The only one.

Work was better. I didn’t have clients doing last minute meeting cancellations, so that was a win for me. I still didn’t know why I had some who dropped me so suddenly, and that lack of knowledge ate at me. If there was better competition for my skillset out there, I wanted to know who they were. I needed to be prepared.

My mind was a powerful tool, and it kept conjuring up images of me living on the streets in rags, begging for food while Olivia took the twins off to Paris or London or Sydney. Maybe even Japan. If she took them to Japan, I’d have to murder her. That was my trip with them. She didn’t get to have that.

I shook out of my musings as I expertly parallel parked, glad I didn’t bump any of the cars around me doing it. The office before me was five floors, red brick, with dark tinted windows. I grabbed my briefcase and went inside, giving the man at the security desk a wave. He grinned back, too busy on the phone to say anything. He buzzed me through, and I went right to the fifth floor and into the designated conference that I met these clients in every two weeks.

It didn’t take long to set up, getting all my data laid out, along with the reports they wanted. Still, no one showed. I glanced at the clock. The team would be here any minute. So to entertain myself, I sat in the chair and spun around in it, loving the feeling of the room moving on me.

“Maddie,” Lauren said with amusement. “I’m sorry we kept you waiting.”

I stopped and grinned. It took me a moment to realize which Lauren to grin at, but she was a cool gal and had no issues with me temporarily flashing my smile in the wrong direction.

“No worries, just going over the game plan in my head.”

She laughed. “I’m sure.” She took the seat across from me, and her partner, Rick, settled in next to her.

Lauren was a bombshell, with long, flowing bright red hair, dark blue eyes, pale skin, and soft features.

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