Torn in Toronto by Wendy May Andrews

Author:Wendy May Andrews [Andrews, Wendy May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparrow Ink
Published: 2020-06-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Connor tightened his hand on the receiver as he listened to what the investigator had to say. He felt his attention was divided. He should have known better than to return this telephone call before Caitlyn had left. What if she accidentally picked up the call and heard what they were talking about? Wrenching his attention back to the call, Connor was cursing loudly in his mind. He had been right to suspect Westridge. But not Caitlyn. He should have known. He had known. But he had reacted badly to the report given him.

“Thank you, Bruce, you’ve been very thorough, as usual.”

“I’m sure there’s more to find if you’d like me to keep digging.”

“That won’t be necessary at this point, I don’t think. You’ve confirmed my suspicions. I can take it from here to protect my assets, thank you.”

“Very well, I’ll be available if you need anything further.”

“Thanks,” Connor answered simply before hanging up. While this was supposed to be a safe and secure way of communicating, Connor wasn’t completely comfortable with discussing such sensitive subjects on the telephone. He should have just arranged a meeting. But he was anxious to hear what the investigator had discovered. Not that anything truly incriminating had been discussed on the line, and it wasn’t even anything that would get him in trouble. Westridge was the bounder under discussion. But Connor would prefer it not to be known that he had been looking into the man’s background. And he would really prefer Caitlyn never find out any of it.

Shaking his head, Connor wondered why he was so hung up on protecting the girl’s feelings. It wasn’t as though he were invested in her in any way. He tried to tell himself it was because she was his friend’s sister and that it was familial feelings prompting his concern, but he knew he was lying. That was the trouble with lying to yourself - you always really knew the truth.

He just hoped she hadn’t heard any of the conversation.

Drumming his fingers on the top of his desk, Connor stared off into the middle distance. Or rather he stared out the large window of his office. He quite loved his view. He loved being able to overlook the hustle and bustle of the train depot and the port. Rather than finding it a distraction, he found it to be motivating. Each shipment he witnessed filled him with a sense of purpose and inspired him with more ideas of how he could expand his own industries.

But now it was a distraction. He would rather be thinking about ways of making more money rather than having to devise a way to prevent a competitor from stealing from him. Bruce suspected Westridge hadn’t asked Caitlyn about Dalton Industries in order to provide her with a false sense of comfort in his presence. He agreed that it would have been out of character for a nobleman’s son to discuss such matters with a young socialite, so he wouldn’t have done so on their first outing.

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