Corporate Spy by Stan Yocum

Author:Stan Yocum [Yocum, Stan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781532022654
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2017-05-26T04:00:00+00:00

NINETEEN

OVER a hundred circular tables framed the dance floor of the elaborate ballroom. Each table was neatly arranged with eight place settings and a decorative flower centerpiece to enhance the surroundings. A twelve-piece band was playing on stage as the ballroom quickly began to fill.

The most impressive thing Tyler noticed when he entered was the multilayered crystal chandelier hanging in the center of the ballroom that was close to twenty feet in diameter. He stared up in amazement as he passed underneath, wondering how much it must have cost? And it was only one, albeit the largest, of five chandeliers decorating the ceiling; each one casting a warm, golden hue on the festivities below.

Tyler smiled and nodded hellos to fellow workers as he strolled through the crowd with Cynthia on his arm. He was decked out in a dark blue suit, while Cynthia complemented him beautifully in a long pale yellow evening dress.

Bars were situated in each corner of the ballroom and were serving up drinks to a thirsty crowd. One of the patrons Tyler bumped into when he went to get himself and Cynthia a glass of wine was one of his lunch buddies Devon Creal.

“Hey, Tyler, how’s it going?”

“Good, Devon. How have you been? Haven’t seen you in awhile.”

“Yeah, we’ve missed you around the lunch table.”

“Been busy lately, so Cynthia packs me a lunch and I eat it in my office.”

Recently, this was Tyler’s pat response when anyone mentioned that they hadn’t seen him. It was true that Cynthia packed him lunches, but besides eating, he would often use the time to make drops. He purposefully did periodic daylight drops so as not to fall into a pattern of only making them at night, which Rex had warned him about. But more importantly, while the other technicians working with him were at lunch, he would use the time to work on the thermal laser by himself. That way he was sure that the laser would only perform as he intended it to and that no one else could operate it.

“Cynthia. Is that your wife’s name?” Devon asked as he downed the last of a drink just as the bartender handed him another.

“Yep.”

“Where is she? I want to meet her.”

Tyler looked back to where he had left Cynthia. “There,” he said pointing her out, “in the yellow dress.”

“Do you mean the tall, slender, nice looking blonde standing there all by herself?”

“That’s her.”

Devon threw an arm around Tyler’s shoulders. “Tell me my man, how did a nerdy engineer like you land a hot babe like that?”

“With my charm and good looks.”

“Well you must have a shit-load of charm because I see no evidence of good looks.”

The bartender served up Tyler’s order and the two men ventured over to Cynthia where Tyler made introductions. Devon then gathered up his wife and a second round of introductions was made. This was soon followed with yet a third go-around when Bothias Dantly and Phil Elliot entered the ballroom with their wives. The four

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