My Client's Secret Baby (His Secret Baby Book 13) by Jamie Knight

Author:Jamie Knight [Knight, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Cooper

I could hear the shouting from the elevator. Feeling Sarah flinch I little, I gave her hand a gentle squeeze, trying to reassure her. The elevator dinged, and the doors opened like parting the curtains on a theater stage, revealing a very odd scene indeed. In the middle of the main office stood Jinx, his hands up as though in surrender. Meanwhile, Ivanov was in front of him, pressing what looked like a rolled-up envelope against Jinx’s chest. Were it not for the shouting, the entire tableaux would have come across like the world’s most surreal mugging.

“Just take the dame thing!” Ivanov was shouting.

“I won’t, and you can’t make me,” Jinx pointed out, which was technically correct.

“Yes, I can!” Ivanov shouted, shoving Jinx hard.

I knew it was coming before Jinx had even made a first. One immutable rule of the universe was that you never, ever shoved Jinx unless you wanted to get punched very hard. Considering the possible repercussions for hitting someone like Ivanov, it was clear preventative measures had to be taken.

Camilla and Sarah both screamed. Understandably so, the punch was a real doozy. Had it been almost anyone else, they would have been knocked out cold. I, however, seemed to have developed a resistance to punishment, so I was just knocked down.

“Shit, Cooper, I’m sorry man, I— ”

“Just go,” I said, wiping the blood from my mouth.

“Thanks,” he said before taking off, understanding as well as I did what I had done for him.

“Shit,” Ivanov said in amazement as I rose back to my feet like a boxer.

“What’s going on here?” I inquired.

By way of reply, Ivanov put the envelope in my hand before I was really able to stop him.

“I’m suing you, hotshot,” Ivanov smirked.

“For what?”

“Ten million for breach of contract. As well as some punitive damages for slander and loss of wages.”

“We only told the truth,” I said, quickly losing my grip on civility.

“That’s for the courts to decide.”

It was easy to close the gap, standing so close that Ivanov had to take a step back, no doubt remembering what I had done to his window. I pushed into his space, ready to face him down.

“Can I take a look?”

We both gaped as Sarah stepped up, in all her severe, power-suited glory.

“Who are you, little lady?’ Ivanov asked, in a way that made me want to slug him myself.

“Sarah Waters, Esquire. I am Mr. Jones’s personal attorney,” she said, holding out a hand for him to shake.

“The fuck is this?” Ivanov demanded.

“My right as a free American citizen,” I smirked, handing the envelope to Sarah.

“We will review the documents and be in touch,” Sarah said, all, the very picture of professionalism.

“I can’t believe you called in a layer,” Ivanov whined.

“Just a bit of insurance against scum-fucks like you. Now kindly vacate the premises before I call the police.”

“Oh, I don’t think that will be necessary,” Aden said, emerging from the break room like a giant through the mists of Avalon.

“Sweet mother of mercy!” Ivanov exclaimed, taking an entire step back.

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