The Case For Temptation (About That Night... Book 1) by Robyn Grady

Author:Robyn Grady [Grady, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Action & Adventure, About That Night... Series, Lawyer & Suing Brother, One-Night Stand, Star-Crossed Scandal
Publisher: Harlequin Desire; Original edition
Published: 2020-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

As they left the interrogation room and Teagan led the way down an outside path, through a series of magnificent gardens to one of the Hunter estate’s guesthouses, Jacob could barely contain a shudder.

The Rawsons were wealthy folk. Nice home, beautiful property, but, Geez, Louise, nothing like this. The estate was on a massive parcel of land overlooking Sydney Harbour, complete with a mansion in every decadent sense of the word... This had to be one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Australia—perhaps in the world.

My, my, how the überwealthy lived.

As they entered the guesthouse’s vast main room, well away from earshot, Teagan made a comment. “Well, Dad was pleasant enough.”

Because the old guy had smiled? Once. Jacob wasn’t going to whine about it. Guthrie Hunter obviously had other stuff on his mind, like how to dodge the next assassin attempt.

Teagan added, “Wynn was a little defensive.”

A little? The fire blazing in Wynn’s eyes had said, I want to rip out your heart and feed it to a lantern fish—the kind that live at the murky bottom of the ocean and look like a cross between Freddy Krueger and Dawn of the Dead.

“The professor friend of your father’s is an interesting character,” he said, taking in more of the multimillion dollar surroundings before opening a random door that led to a softly lit, marble-clad room that housed a fifty-foot interior lap pool.

Teagan was headed for the other end of the main room. “They’ve known each other since college.”

“They obviously took different approaches to their study of economics.” A Marxism economist would probably barf at the accumulation of this kind of monumental personal wealth. “They must have some knockout debates.”

“My father and Professor Vennard have different ideas on how the world ought to be run. Dad believes in the dream.” She pressed a button on a remote that opened fifteen-foot-high curtains covering four sets of French doors. “Work hard and you’ll reap the rewards.”

“And the more rules that bend in your favor, the more lucrative those rewards become.”

Teagan’s eyebrows knitted. “My father—and brothers—are astute businessmen. They contribute. Create jobs. Isn’t that something to celebrate?”

“And yet you chose not to join the party.” She’d turned her back on the opportunity to be a part of Hunter Enterprises.

“I prefer a simpler life.”

Closing the distance between them, he spread his arms, flipped up his palms and looked around. “Teagan, this is not simple.”

Her grin was wry. “The Rawsons aren’t exactly paupers.”

“No. But they give back a lot, and from the heart.”

“Right. Because my family doesn’t have any philanthropic causes.”

“Donations to political connections don’t count.”

Her beautiful green eyes narrowed. “I don’t like this conversation.”

As she turned away, he winced and caught her arm, held her back.

“Hey, I’m sorry,” he said. “I guess this is harder than I’d thought.”

“You mean facing my brother?”

“Not that. More than that.” He and Teagan had committed to being transparent—honest—so he soldiered on. “I’m used to doing battle with big corporations, not trying to chum up with people who vacation on hundred-foot yachts.

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