The Tin Man by Gow Kailin

Author:Gow, Kailin [Gow, Kailin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B08HD2QVFD
Goodreads: 56580557
Publisher: RomanceOnTheGoBooks.com: an Imprint of Sparklesoup Inc.
Published: 2021-01-07T08:00:00+00:00

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The two-bit players were the first to arrive followed by the influencer. They were all dressed to party, with short cocktail dresses that shimmied and shined. They were also quite chatty and effervescent, eager to meet with some of Hollywood’s royalty.

Unfortunately for them when the bigger stars arrived, they had little interest in talking with the lesser known actors.

“What a group of pompous asses,” I muttered to Ace as I watched the game play out in front of me.

Barbara Heinz from The Briefer was quick to come to me with a few questions.

“You are indeed a very mysterious man, Mr. James,” she said. “Few know much about you. Can you let us in on who Parker James really is?”

“I’m just a really hard working guy,” I said with an incredible dose of false modesty. “I mean, this all might seem glamorous and exciting, but underneath it all, I’m just a geek who likes to tinker with computers.”

She looked at me with an appraising eye. “I don’t think many women would think of you as merely a computer geek. You’re quite hot and sexy, especially for a successful businessman.”

I shook my head. “Not really. I’m actually quite dull. But when I get an idea in my head, I follow it and don’t give up until it either works or fails completely.”

“So little is known about your background; where you were born, where you grew up… are you married or single. That sort of thing.”

I looked beyond her as the last of the expected guests arrived.

“I do apologize,” I said. “I do have a few words to say.”

As the champagne and hors d’oeuvres went around to all the guests, I went to stand before the fireplace. I looked at all the people standing in the great space of my new home. It was like starting a new chapter in my life.

I tapped the side of my champagne flute with a golden spoon. “Excuse me,” I called out.

The hum of conversation continued, though slightly quieter.

“Excuse me,” I said again, with a clang of my spoon against the glass.

Many turned to look at me while others turned to their conversation partner to shut them up.

“Thank you all so much for coming out here tonight,” I said, once the room had completely quieted down. “I know that the invitations were a little last minute, but I am thrilled to have you all here.”

“Happy to be here,” a slightly drunken starlet cried out. Clearly, she had decided to dive right into the champagne.

“In addition to meeting you all tonight, I also have a very important announcement to make,” I went on. “As many of you may already know, TechUp has found phenomenal success in Europe. It has been an unexpected surprise, but we’re thrilled with the way things have turned out. As we speak, TechUp is the third largest tech company in France, Germany and Portugal, the second largest in Italy, Sweden and Belgium and the leader in Norway, Turkey, Finland, Austria and Denmark.”

The small crowd applauded my accomplishments.

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