The Inheritance by Holt Alison Naomi

Author:Holt, Alison Naomi [Holt, Alison Naomi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Denabi Publishing
Published: 2023-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

A s Phyla knew he would, Lance Dagner hadn’t wasted any time getting his petty retribution. It hadn’t been that long since Ash fired him, and Daphne had been fielding inquiries from news agencies worldwide. Lance had leaked Ash’s inheritance to the press, and Phyla had had to assign someone over at HL to handle inquiries there as well.

On other fronts, Shao Zhou had been busy working overtime, given the fact that Phyla had extended the triple payout for all new creations, outfitting Ash with several suits so she wouldn’t have to wear the same one to all the various functions she and Phyla had to attend. They’d been invited to a premiere at one of the major studios tonight, something she’d never do unless she could somehow work it to her advantage.

In this case, she’d discovered the elusive Elondra Thackery, a wealthy landowner, was in town. Phyla was well aware the older woman was thinking about selling a tract of land in Oregon she’d had her eye on for years, and she’d asked the movie’s director to also extend an invitation to Elondra, who was notoriously reticent to meet with anyone associated with real estate development.

But if Phyla McGuire just happened to be seated next to her at this evening’s events, she was more than capable of turning the conversation to her advantage. The director had readily agreed since Phyla had financed a major portion of the movie and would likely continue supporting his future endeavors.

Neville already had the car waiting, and Phyla wondered what was taking Ash so long to get changed. She’d gone in an hour ago for Marcus to style her hair, and he’d finished and left a half-hour earlier. Phyla was reconsidering her knee-jerk decision to take Ash with her. It was only a movie premier, after all, but Ash had to be exposed to all aspects of the business world, which meant creating advantages and then capitalizing on them. Like it or not, Harcourt had manipulated her into mentoring Ash, and Phyla McGuire never did anything halfway.

When the door finally opened, Phyla stood and started around her desk toward the elevator.

Ash stepped out of the dressing room, and Phyla’s steps didn’t simply falter, her traitorous feet actually stopped moving.

The slacks were solid black, as was the tie. The coat was dark grey wool with black windowpane checks and a subtle hint of red blush running throughout. Her button-down dress shirt was black with pinpoint white polka dots, and when Ash stopped and moved the coat aside to put her hand in her pocket, Phyla could see black suspenders, along with a silver watch chain dangling from a belt loop down to where the watch resided in her pocket.

Phyla’s gaze moved up to the hair. Marcus had outdone himself, accentuating the shaved sides by stiffly combing the rest of the hair straight up in an overlong butch cut. When she realized she’d been staring too long for a casual perusal, her gaze dropped to Ash’s eyes, which held a definite glint of knowing humor.

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