Hot Revenge Box Set 4

Chapter 16

Richard

Despite everything, everything that’s happened, everything that might happen…

… Despite the feeling of waiting…

…. What’s Klempner doing?

?

Who knows?

Hickman?

I suppose he’d tell us if he thought there was a problem…

… life feels almost normal. I could work at the office, but with Elizabeth due any time now, I prefer to work here.

“Ross, could you deliver these back to Francis, please. I’ve emailed the scanned documents, but she needs my original signatures on some of them.”

“Yes, sir.” He takes the files. “Is there anything for Mr Alexanders?”

“James? I’m not sure. Let’s go ask him.”

you’ll find him in the kitchen, sir.” Ross shifts from one foot to the other. “I didn’t

Really?

the kitchen. There’s not too much doubt of it. A trail of banging and cuss-words leads us right to him. And as Ross and I come down the hall from one

“No idea.”

be-aproned, he slams down some doughy mass on the counter-top, sending a small cloud of flour billowing. To one side, Scruffy sits, nose aimed upwards. To the other side: Bear, also sitting but

with the heel of both hands, then lifts and

raises brows at

in my hands, “James, I was looking for

through clenched teeth. “What can I do for you,

to know if there’s anything you

into space… “No,” he says after a moment. “I’ve emailed everything that’s needed to the parties concerned.” Lifting the dough once more, he spins it, slams

face is very straight. “That should make excellent bread, Mr Alexanders. Always a good choice when you

cracks a smile. “You’re right. My

people.” File in hand he turns

him, returning a minute later. “What’s griping

the dough into a round, he

“Why? What’s she doing?”

to me. Rude to her mother too, which is what really

“What triggered it?”

over her. Fountained about a gallon of her lunch back over Charlotte’s brand-new outfit… It was unfortunate, but her reaction was off the scale. I’m not letting her

jerks up. “You’re going to

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