When Shadows Fall by Freethy Barbara

Author:Freethy, Barbara [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-09-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

After returning to her hotel, Olivia got on her computer and searched for information on Peter Harper. It wasn't difficult to find since Peter was vice president of the Cormellon Financial Group, a group of apparently incredibly profitable venture capitalists who were building a new hotel in downtown San Francisco.

She found a picture of Peter and the mayor wearing hardhats at a construction site with a headline reading: Winthrop Building Gets A New Life.

She scanned the article to discover that Peter's financial investment group was razing the remains of a badly destroyed building in order to build a new hotel. The building had been in disrepair for almost a decade, having been destroyed by a tragic fire that took the lives of two firefighters. Apparently the construction of the original building had not been up to code and subsequent lawsuits had bankrupted that company. The site had been left untouched until the Cormellon Group decided to get involved. The city of San Francisco was thrilled to have the blight on its skyline removed.

Peter Harper looked happy in the photograph, and why wouldn't he? He was doing something wonderful for the city.

Maybe he was a good man. Eleanor hadn't really led her to that conclusion, and her own first impression had not been a good one, but perhaps she'd judged him too hastily. Peter's mother was dying. It was only normal for him to be angry and upset. She grabbed her phone and punched in the telephone number before she could change her mind.

A woman answered, "Cormellon Group".

"Is Peter Harper available?"

"No, I'm sorry, he's out of the office. Would you like to leave a voicemail?"

"No, thanks, I'll call back." She ended the call and set her phone on the bed. She wondered if Peter Harper was at the hospital visiting Molly. It might be worth making another trip down there. She'd probably get further with him in person than on the phone anyway.

Jumping off the bed, she went into the bathroom and turned on the shower. She needed to refresh, change her clothes, and then attack the day.

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