Rich Man's Deception: Complete Boxed Set Bundle: Billionaire Boss / Corporate Espionage Romance

Author:Gibson, Valerie S. [Gibson, Valerie S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-11T08:00:00+00:00

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Mr. Renly was grinning from ear to ear, dabbing his sweaty forehead with his handkerchief. “Well,” he said after a long pause. “This story is certainly heating up, isn't it?”

I shrugged. “I wasn't lying to you when I said that this would be the highlight of your career.” I could see the greed shimmering in Mr. Renly's eyes. Then, he frowned.

“But wait. You obviously never published the story on Mr. Payne, or Logan Lambert. Otherwise you wouldn't be here,” Mr. Renly realized.

I nodded. “Very observant of you.”

Mr. Renly scratched his head. “Well then what did you do with the recording of Mr. Lambert? Please tell me you still possess it.”

I looked back to the window sill. From the corner of my eye, I could see the disappointment settling in on Mr. Renly's face.

“You no longer possess the recording,” he said heavily.

“I don't,” I admitted.

Mr. Renly shook his head and scoffed. “Unbelievable, what kind of journalist are you anyway?”

“A poor one,” I responded.

“What in all of God's creation could have caused you to lose such a valuable piece of information? You do realize that thirty seconds of that conversation would have been worth more than this entire building?” Mr. Renly said, his face going a deep red.

“I don't expect you to understand. Even I don't truly understand why I did it, why I did anything. It's just kind of how it happened. I don't really know how else to explain it.” My own words sounded feeble tumbling out of my mouth.

“What exactly did you intend to do with the recording when you left Lambert's office?” Mr. Renly asked.

I took a deep breath. “I was going to do the right thing. I was going to let Ian listen to it.”

Renly raised a skeptical eyebrow. “You were? Even though doing so would knowingly reveal your true identity, as well as jeopardize your job, your relationship with Ian, and even your freedom? Letting him listen to that recording would be nothing short of admitting to fraud, an act punishable by a five-year prison sentence.”

“I was well aware of the consequences of my actions, but none of that mattered, because I knew it was the right thing to do,” I insisted. Mr. Renly eyed me for a long period of time. It was clear he didn't believe me, but I didn't care. I knew the truth, and that was enough for me now. Slowly, my wounds were healing, even as I poured my heart out to this stranger. Telling the truth, revealing everything in its simplest elements, there was something cleansing about it, something redeeming.

Renly rubbed the bridge of his nose. He looked tired. “That didn't happen though, did it? You never played the recording for Ian.”

I shook my head. “No.”

Renly nodded. “So why? If it was, as you said, 'the right thing to do,' then what stopped you?”

I swallowed hard. “Certain unforeseen events intervened,” I said.

Suddenly, a spark of understanding illuminated in the depths of Renly's dark eyes. “You found out about his wife before you were able to show him the recording, didn't you?”

I nodded.

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