Shattered: Cavendish Billionaires Book Six (Cavendish Billionaires Club 6) by Lenore Ashwood

Author:Lenore Ashwood [Ashwood, Lenore]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lenore Ashwood
Published: 2023-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

The low hum of the golf cart’s electric motor echoed off the damp concrete walls of the tunnel. As they approached the exit near the testing facility, Montgomery noticed that two of the tunnel’s lights were burned out and made a mental note to get them fixed. He then promptly killed the thought. He was leaving in a few days.

“Okay, brother, what the fuck is going on?” Eli asked, hanging on as Montgomery abruptly braked to a stop at the north end of the tunnel where it led up to ground level.

“We’re securing the tunnels,” Montgomery replied, his voice hard.

“Fuck that. You’re driving this thing like you want to send me through the windshield,” Eli complained. “Tell me what’s going on.”

“Nothing.”

“You’re a shitty liar. Now spill it,” Eli demanded.

Montgomery ran his hands through his hair. Then he thumped his hands on the steering wheel, gripping it and letting out a low growl.

“Use your words,” Eli mocked, putting an arm on the back of the seat as he turned to stare at him.

“I had sex with Hartley last night,” Montgomery admitted, his heart rattling weirdly in his chest. “It wasn’t intentional, but it happened.”

“All right. Then what?” Eli asked calmly.

“You’re not surprised?”

Eli looked at him like he was stupid. “Since you and I got back on this…cordial ground, you’ve been fucked up about her. As far as I know, you’ve been fucked up about her since the day you met her. I don’t know why screwing her the night before we try to hunt down a killer should be surprising,” Eli said. “So what happened after the sex?”

“Well, before the sex, I told her I was filing for divorce.”

Eli’s expression didn’t change.

“Are you saying that’s not surprising either?” he asked, almost offended.

“You told everybody that yesterday. And you’ve been wanting to divorce her forever, but she threatened to bankrupt you. Tell me something else if you want to surprise me.”

“She signed the papers this morning,” he said, running a thumbnail on the underside of the steering wheel. When Eli was quiet for longer than a few seconds, he looked over. He’d finally surprised his brother.

“No shit?”

“No,” he said. He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and waved it.

“I have to see this,” Eli said, grabbing the envelope. He pulled out the thick sheaf of papers and flipped to the end. “Well, fuck me. She signed both copies.” Eli put them back in the envelope and slapped it against Montgomery’s chest. “You’re free! Now you can find someone who’s a better match.” Then he paused. “Forget that. Just find somebody who’s as good in bed as she is.”

He bristled. “How the fuck do you know how she is in bed?”

“Let me just say you don’t have a very good poker face. Not right now, at least.” Eli circled a finger toward Montgomery’s face. “Or a few months ago when she seduced you in the downtown condo.”

“Damn,” Montgomery muttered.

“Anyway, you led me to believe you hated her, but this sad look on your face makes me think that’s not quite right.

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