Tangled up in Love by Charlotte Byrd

Author:Charlotte Byrd [Byrd, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Byrd Books
Published: 2019-04-08T18:30:00+00:00

25

Jackson

Later at lunch…

Harley thinks that it was Parker who followed her to the doctor’s office and then leaked her pregnancy to the press, but it was actually Lindell this whole time.

Why is he so paranoid?

Why is he involved in my personal life?

I am angry and I am tempted to storm off but doing that isn’t going to get me the answers I need.

Then something else occurs to me. Is he tapping my phone? Does he have listening devices or even cameras in my house? I have no idea.

“I know that you probably think that this is a big invasion of privacy but it’s all for the general good,” Andrew insists.

“And who is benefiting from knowing that my unborn child is gone?”

“Are you seriously asking me this?” He looks at me as if I have lost my mind. “Minetta, of course.”

I shake my head.

“Everyone feels bad for you now. It helps a lot that you two make quite a beautiful couple.”

I clench my jaw.

“Anyway, everyone is really sad for you now, as you can imagine, and many are now looking into what the hell is Minetta anyway? Our page views are up twenty percent. The podcast subscription rates are up almost thirty.”

“This is not how you do business,” I say.

“This is precisely how you do business,” he snaps. “The CEO is the public face of the company. Especially if he is attractive and has a story of his own to tell. This is going to make a lot more people interested in our public offering and make the offer a lot more lucrative.”

I stare at him, not saying a word.

“Look, I know that you’re not a fan of any of this. I know that you hate your job right now.”

“If you know that, then why don’t you let me go?”

“I was thinking about that. Of course, I don’t want you to work where you don’t want to. But I just can’t. You are too important. Without you, there’s no Minetta.”

“So, I will have to work here indefinitely?” I ask.

“I wouldn’t say that.”

I feel my body perk up.

“Listen, I want to let you go, I do. I don’t enjoy forcing anyone to do anything against their will, but I also need to think about my goals. Especially for Minetta.”

I don’t say anything, instead I wait for him to explain where I come in.

“I need the company to go public so that I can cash out of it and let the investors take over. But as you know it’s not doing too well. So, we first need to raise its profile and its subscribers and unique page clicks.”

“I know all of this already,” I point out. I have no idea why he’s repeating himself as if I am not clued in.

“Don’t be rude,” he snaps at me. I don’t apologize. “You want me to get to the point?”

“Yes, please,” I say.

“Fine. The point is that I need you to ask Harley to marry you.”

This takes me by complete surprise. I sit back in my seat and stare at him.

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