Stay Mad, Sweetheart by Heleen Kist

Author:Heleen Kist [Kist, Heleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781913331207
Publisher: Red Dog Press
Published: 2019-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

31

SUKI

It stayed dry the whole way back to Suki’s office, despite the dark clouds hanging ominously low in the sky.

She hadn’t wanted to leave Laura, who seemed in shock — more than she’d expected given Laura’s limited interests in the money side. But once that girl went into one of her dwams, with her mind somewhere else, there was no point hanging around.

Suki’s knee-length skirt stretched over her thigh as she climbed the steps that led to the rear door of the Standard Life headquarters, past which there was a convenient shortcut between busy Lothian Road and the stillness of Rutland Square.

With her hands full of papers, she used the side of her wrist to press the doorbell. Many of the other buildings in the square had sophisticated intercom and code-entry systems, but the finance houses liked to maintain a sophisticated air of tradition.

The old-fashioned ding-dong summoned the receptionist, just like it summoned the help when the wealthy merchants lived here.

The door opened and the young chap greeted her with a smile. Was it Alisdair? Chad?

‘Hey Suki. Forgot your key?’

She was tempted to tell the truth, that she’d been too lazy to look for it with her hands full, but manners required her to lie. Particularly since the temps they’d been getting for the receptionist role didn’t seem to last long. ‘Yes, I’m sorry.’

‘No worries,’ he said, his Australian accent making Suki half expect to be handed a beer. ‘Angus was wondering where you were, by the way.’

Suki lifted her chin towards the rear. ‘Is he in there?’

‘Uh-huh. He’s been on the phone all morning.’

Suki dropped her cargo on her desk and straightened her hair. The cushiony carpet in the corridor to the rear office provided a welcome relief from the outdoor stones she’d been treading for the Empisoft deal. She wouldn’t normally handhold her clients quite so much, but these guys were one seriously inexperienced management team.

She knocked.

His gruff voice sounded through the door. ‘In.’

‘You were looking for me?’ she asked.

Angus removed his reading glasses and closed the folder he’d been holding. His rosacea had flared up into a furious red pyramid over his nose and cheeks. Had he been drinking?

‘I got a call from Justin Travers last night.’ He let that sentence linger for a while longer before frowning and adding, ‘I’d like to hear your side of the story.’

Sweat gathered on Suki’s palms; she rubbed her hands. ‘I suppose you’re referring to the conversation I had with him yesterday about the share structure?’

His arms were crossed. ‘What were you thinking, challenging him on some historical arrangement?’

‘Is that what he called it? “Challenging”? I was only pointing out, at a critical time in the company’s existence, that he had reneged on a verbal agreement with his co-founder. It’s not something I wanted to see blow up at the last minute.’

‘No, you thought you’d let it blow up now. Did Laura whats-her-name ask you to do this?’ Angus rose from his seat and leaned on the table with both fists.

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