Until Daddy by Measha Stone

Author:Measha Stone [Stone, Measha]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2018-06-18T16:00:00+00:00

Being the son of a multi-millionaire was cliché in Jamison’s book. He’d spent most of his adult life trying to break out of that box. He didn’t play the party boy role most of the other sons seemed comfortable playing. Even Garrick had taken his turn in that role for a summer, but Jamison had never bothered with it.

Yet, there he stood on the corner of Wells and Walton, looking at a small block of businesses his father would have to purchase in order to build his tower. Acting the dutiful son didn’t fit him well either, it made his stomach turn. A family-owned grocery store, a boutique, and an unmarked building—his father would be putting them out of business.

“Jamison.” Garrick stepped out of a cab and up onto the curb with him. “Is this the block?” he asked, looking at the same sight.

“This is it.” Jamison nodded. He pulled the collar of his coat up to fend off the chilly air whirling around them. He’d spent most of the day in his office finishing several projects he’d been ignoring while trying to make a foundation with Carissa. This was his last stop before heading over to pick her up for the evening.

“It’s not a bad location,” Garrick said, looking around and stepping out of the way of a small group of women walking past them. “I mean, it’s within walking distance of Michigan Avenue, the El, and all the museums are pretty easy to get to from here. He picked a great spot, actually.”

“Yeah. I’ll agree with you there.” Jamison stuffed his hands in his pockets and watched as a young woman, no older than eighteen, struggling with a large over-stuffed bag and a baby bundled in blankets walked up the steps to the unnamed building.

“Those could be apartments. They might not want to sell.” He nodded toward the young girl who was barely able to ring the bell located on the side of the glass door.

“I’m sure your father will figure out a way,” Garrick stated with less admiration and more sarcasm.

“He’s obsessed with this project. His way of leaving his stamp on the city.”

Garrick gave him an incredulous look. “Barron Croft will never see anything past the nose on his face. He’s an idiot, Jamison.”

“Yeah. It’s not like you haven’t told me that before. But I guess it just took seeing him as the man he is instead of the man I desperately wanted him to be.”

“You gave him the benefit of the doubt all these years. But it’s good to see you finally realize that you’re doing just fine without his stamp.” Garrick shook his head. “Stamp on the world. A hotel will accomplish that?”

“Who knows. But you know, Carissa said something the other day that made me start thinking. She asked me why I believed my father’s story about my mom just leaving us. What if she didn’t? What if he kept her away?” Jamison had been thinking about that scenario more often than made him comfortable.

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