Joseph: Bentley Legacy by Kathi S. Barton

Author:Kathi S. Barton [Barton, Kathi S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-07-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“I don’t understand what you’re telling me. There is plenty of money in that account, and the charge card is a company credit card. There should be no problems with that.” The clerk at the hotel desk only stared at him. Jackson was ready to scream, but he was trying his best to hold his temper. “Look, why don’t you call my firm? I have the number right here.”

“We did call them, Mr. Hill. They told us that as of now, this credit card is no longer being honored on their end. Perhaps you should call them.” When she walked away from him, Jackson started to tell her to get her ass back here, he wasn’t finished with this. But the appearance of Myra made him move away. He nearly tripped over his luggage.

“You did this, didn’t you?” Myra laughed and sat down on the couch. Jackson had no choice but to sit by her. Today she was dressed all in purple, including her hair. And it wasn’t just purple, but a neon sort of color that made him think of black lights and spinning balls. “Why is my checking account drained, as well as my company card no longer useful?”

“You’ve been fired, I’m afraid.” He told her she was lying. “I don’t lie, and you have been. There was a little problem with your billing. You should know better than to cheat a system that relies on you to be honest. They caught you with your pants down, so to speak.”

“So, I padded the time I spent with clients. They all do that.” She shook her head. “Yes they do. I bet your buddy Chris does it as well.”

“Actually, she under bills her clients. The firm knows that, and they don’t mind a few hours off here and there. But apparently it was noticed that some of the times that you had billed Mr. Pinkerton, he was dead.” Jackson tried to remember if he’d even known that he was dead. “He died over a month ago. You’ve been billing him over twenty hours a week since then. I don’t think you have that much power that you can speak to the dead and then bill them.”

“So. It’s not like his estate can’t afford it.” She only nodded. “What else is going on? They don’t fire you for one little overbilling.”

“Chris quit, did she tell you that? Gave her notice just the other day. The place was heartbroken about it. But her reasons for leaving might not have gone over well with the partners. I don’t think that she cared for you telling her clients that you and she were an item. And then there was the added fact that she’s getting married to a fine lawyer.” Myra leaned back and Jackson wanted to strangle her. “You do and I will not just get your powers, but I will not let you go easily.”

He had to take several deep calming breaths before he could speak. Things were not just going sour right now, but he had expenses that he couldn’t fix.

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