Selfish by Shantel Tessier

Author:Shantel Tessier [Tessier, Shantel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shantel Tessier
Published: 2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

RYDER

I sit behind my desk and pull my phone out of the pocket of my slacks. I send a quick text to Ashlyn.

Me: How did you sleep last night?

She reads it and responds almost instantly.

Ashlyn: I didn’t.

I go to text her again, but my door opens. My father walks in, running a hand through his hair. “I just got a call from St. Claire. He just got word that Westcott is looking for a buyer for his hotel in Miami.”

My brows rise. “Why would St. Claire inform us? He’s competition.” St. Claire and my father go way back. They went to college together, and just like my father owns half of Manhattan, St. Claire owns half of Chicago.

He shakes his head as if confused by the information as well. “Not sure. But I’m sending you to Florida.”

“When?” I ask.

“In two weeks,” he states and then starts to walk out.

“Why not today?” I ask confused. “If Westcott is looking for a buyer, we need to hit before others find out.”

“No. We wait for it. Let him decide that he is a hundred percent sure he wants to sell. If we move now, others will find out that we gave him an offer. If what St. Claire said is true, he’s not a hundred percent yet. We need to hit when he’s desperate, not just considering it.”

I nod in understanding. “Okay. Two weeks it is then.”

“Did you pick up your sister and Ashlyn last night?” he asks, changing the subject.

“Yes, sir.”

“Did Becca like the apartment?”

“Loved it,” I lie. I know that’s not my sister’s idea of an apartment. She hates high-rises. She also hates the fact that my father spent one point two million dollars on a place for her. And not to mention how Ashlyn reacted.

“Good. I’m glad you’re close to her in case they need anything,” he says.

He goes to speak, but my phone dings, letting me know I have another message. “Well, I’ll leave you to it,” he states before turning around and walking out.

I look down at my phone with a smile, thinking it is Ashlyn, but frown when I see it’s not.

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