Hustler by Charlotte Byrd

Author:Charlotte Byrd [Byrd, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Byrd Books

Chapter 13 - Cora

I didn’t see Asher at the office for the next few days. Rebecca just said he was busy and left it at that. I tried my best to charm her and ferret out more information, but her loyalty to Asher was unbreakable. She had a set of assignments, ostensibly from Asher, for me to work on in his absence. I did my best, but found myself unable to concentrate. Was he avoiding me? Had I done something wrong? Had he?

I knew he was probably uncomfortable with what happened, given that my uncle was his boss, but he didn’t seem like the kind of guy to worry much about that sort of thing. If anything, it likely would increase the fun and excitement for him. I know he didn’t actually need the job, the money from his family meant he didn’t need any job. But from everything he did and said, he enjoyed it and wouldn’t want to risk losing it. Maybe that was why he had disappeared, to give some space and make sure that things didn’t go any further than they already had.

The rest of the week passed by in a haze of mindless research and writing. The assignments that Asher left were mainly memos on weird and unrelated topics, from deep dives into the elements of insurance contracts to challenging evidence of criminal conspiracy. Nothing to do with the case I was supposed to be working on. It felt like busy work. And if he wasn’t even going to show up to talk to me about it and probably had no intention of reading any of it, I didn’t see why I should waste my time working hard on it. So, I dragged it out, read the news, played games on my phone, and otherwise clock-watched as the days ticked by.

On Friday afternoon, I was getting ready to pack up my things and head home for the weekend when Asher walked past my desk as if nothing was wrong. He waved to Rebecca and gave me a curt nod and then disappeared into his office. Part of me wanted to just ignore him, to accept that he was just another asshole who wasn’t worth my time and to go home and enjoy my weekend. But I couldn’t. There was something wrong. Whether it was instinct or insight or some kind of delusion, I was certain that something was going on. There was no way the guy that I had been with on Monday night was this cold, this unfeeling. I had to know why he was acting the way he was.

Rebecca rose as if to stop me as I popped up behind my desk and took a few purposeful steps toward Asher’s office, but I paid no attention to her. I pushed the door open and crossed the room to stand right in front of his desk. He looked up at me, surprise written all over his chiseled features. I had been angry, annoyed, and irritated for the past few days.

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