Entwined by Lacey Black

Author:Lacey Black [Black, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-20T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen – Peanuts and Candy Corn

Luke

“Everything is going well at Hunter Enterprises. Reid called this morning to let me know that the property will be operational by year’s end. We’ll be ready to begin the security phase by the end of October so we’ll be able to get all systems in place and active by our targeted start,” Blake says as he wraps up our Monday morning staff meeting.

All eyes are focused on my older brother as he tells them what this job will entail. It’s an expansion project for one of Reid’s investments, and while he may be silently behind the deal, Reid is very particular when it comes to security. That’s where we come in.

“That’s it for this week. Keep us posted on everything else,” Blake says, dismissing the handful of managers we have in place to oversee our security contracts and employees.

It’s just Blake and I left in the conference room when the door shuts. “This is for you,” he says, sliding a folder across the table at me.

“What this?” I ask as I open the file. He doesn’t say anything, just lets me review the material he’s presented.

A thick packet of paper stares up at me. Final Will and Testament. Sidney’s father’s name jumps out at me right away, as well as a few other names I’m familiar with. Penny, Jacobi, Mick, and Sidney. I almost forgot I asked my brother’s opinion about the weird things Sidney said to me a few weeks ago.

“What am I looking at exactly?”

“Rogen’s will with details about the house, condo, substantial trust information, and yes, The Diamond.”

“Did you find anything?” I ask, combing through page after page of legal jargon in hope that something jumps out at me. What? I don’t have a fucking clue.

“A few things caught my eye, but I went ahead and sent it over to Scott Dixon over at Hunter and asked him to look through it. He promised to get back to me by week’s end.”

“Okay. What is it that you see?” I ask, staring across at the same green eyes that greet me in the mirror every morning.

“Some questionable amendments to the original document.”

“Questionable?” I ask, watching Blake’s body language. He’s better at it than I am, but I can still spot things like nervousness and lies a mile away.

“Let’s just say that a few things don’t add up. I want to wait until Scott looks it over and see what he thinks.”

“This is my copy?” I ask, stuffing the documents back inside the folder.

“That’s yours.”

“Thanks.” This is the part where I should get up and go back to my office, but instead, I find myself rooted to my seat. “I’m taking the afternoon off today,” I add.

“Fine.”

“I have an appointment.”

“Okay.”

I squirm in my seat just a little. I can feel tiny beads of sweat on my upper lip and across my hairline, but I refuse to wipe them away. Instead, we sit in silence, a battle of wills raging as we wait for one of us to speak.

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