Strictly Confidential Attraction & Taking Care of Business by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson [Jackson, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781426869495
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

A special thank-you to the interracial couples that I interviewed who provided the feedback I asked for. It was deeply appreciated and proves that true love is color-blind.

Live happily with the woman you love through the fleeting days of life, for the wife God gives you is your best reward down here for all your earthly toil.

—Ecclesiastes 9:9

Chapter 1

“Ms. Williams, Mr. Teagan Elliott is here to see you.”

Renee Williams took a deep breath, slipped off her reading glasses and pushed aside the medical report on Karen Elliott, bracing herself to deal with the woman’s son, who from what Renee had heard was causing problems.

Since learning of his mother’s breast cancer, and trying to assist Karen in dealing with all the paperwork for her upcoming surgery, Teagan Elliott was going about it the wrong way by putting unnecessary pressure on the hospital staff just because his last name was Elliott.

She pressed down the respond button on her phone and said, “Please send him in, Vicki.”

Renee silently prayed that her confrontation with him would go well. She didn’t want to remember the last time she had taken a stand against a man who thought his last name was the key to open any and all doors.

Her job as a social worker at Manhattan University Hospital meant helping everyone and making sure they were treated fairly, regardless of their economic, educational and cultural backgrounds.

A knock on the door brought Renee’s thoughts back to the business at hand. “Come in.”

She stood and placed a smile on her face when the man she knew to be Teagan Elliott, of Elliott Publication Holdings, one of the largest magazine conglomerates in the world, walked into her office dressed as if he had just posed for a photo shoot in GQ magazine. Renee had to concede he was a handsome man with all the sure-sign characteristics, which included expressive eyes, a symmetrical face, a straight nose and a chiseled jawline.

Moving from around her desk, she met him halfway and offered him her hand in a firm handshake. He automatically took it. “Mr. Elliott?”

“Yes, and you’re Ms. Williams, I presume.”

His northern accent was polished, refined and spoke of old money and lots of it. “Yes, I am. Would you like to have a seat so we can discuss the matter concerning your mother?”

He frowned. “No, I don’t want to sit to discuss anything. I want you to tell me just what will be done for her.”

Renee lifted a brow as she stared into the icy blue eyes that were holding hers. So he wanted to be difficult, did he? Well, he would soon discover that when it came to handling difficult people, she could be a force to reckon with. She crossed her arms over her chest. “Suit yourself if you prefer standing, but I’ve had a rather long and taxing day and I don’t intend to stand.”

With that, she resumed her seat. The glare he gave her was priceless, and if it weren’t for the seriousness of the situation at hand, she would have quirked her lips into a smile.

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