Archer~Ex-Bachelor_Ex-Club Romance by Camilla Stevens

Author:Camilla Stevens [Stevens, Camilla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

I’m in the living room tonight looking through Kevin’s files. My body is too sore from that damn child-sized bed to work at the dining room table.

The decorator has finally removed all of my furniture and replaced it with two sofas that have some geometric black and white pattern, but are certainly more comfortable than my stuff. The black, white and gold decor with bits of color here and there wouldn’t be my first choice as far as aesthetics, but it isn’t completely terrible.

Right now, I wouldn’t give a damn if I was sitting in Buckingham Palace. I’m far too focused on Kevin’s notes in front of me. Somehow my brother made a connection between the company that’s been so hot to trot to buy us and the REITs we’ve been investing in.

Excelsior?

There are pages and pages of documentation, all collected only the week before his death, showing that whenever Bennett Financial purchased shares in the RIET fund, Excelsior would purchase the same or a similar amount soon after. There could be a number of reasons for this, many of them perfectly innocuous. But the fact that Kevin was investigating it is worrisome.

What did you find out, Kev?

I stare at the paperwork and realize that the end of such a crazy day, and even crazier night, is no time to try putting it all together. I’ll get my usual few hours of sleep in and focus on it first thing in the morning.

My mind goes back to the phone call I made earlier today regarding Simone’s sex video. That will definitely have to be put on the back burner for now.

There’s also the troubling silence from my mother’s camp. I’d have thought she’d be the first one to call shenanigans on this marriage by now, but so far I have yet to hear a peep from her or her people.

With all of this running through my head, I realize a drink is in order. I collect all the paperwork and place it back into my briefcase, then head into the kitchen to pull out the bottle of whiskey and a glass.

With my glass poured and the bottle brought back with me I settle into the couch and take in the new living room. Simone did have a point, the old decor was definitely more gloomy than what I’m looking at now. I’m used to wallowing in my thoughts when I sit in this room with the unobstructed view of the night. Right now I just feel a certain level of ease flow through me.

“What did I say about drinking alone?”

I flinch at the interruption and turn to find Simone heading over. She’s in her usual sleeping getup of pajama shorts, tonight in baby blue, and a white tank top. I duly note the lack of bra as she walks over on graceful legs and bare feet. The last thing I need on the plate of things I already have to deal with is this visual dessert.

“In my experience, that’s usually the preferred way to drink,” I reply.

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