The Runaway Groom

Chapter 86

Harvey entered and took a seat.

“Long time no see, Mr. Jefferson.” He greeted Isaac with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

The private room was dark, and Isaac appeared to be lounging–but the look on his face was inscrutable.

“To what do I owe the pleasure?” Harvey asked.

“I heard that the CEO of Hartman United reneged on your partnership offer?” Isaac asked evenly, but it was a direct slap to Harvey‘s face. Still, Harvey knew that Isaac was behind that, and composed himself despite bleeding from the heart. “It‘s just a partnership–if it falls through, it falls through.”

Isaac chuckled. “How magnanimous. How much did it cost you?”

Harvey felt humiliated right then.

trying to twist the

decisive, but he came

from that failed partnership, Harvey still had the

more,” he stubbornly retorted. “Is

would I do it? Also, your property at Spring Bay might get investigated for construction policy violations. If an investigation follows, the project would

was pushed over the edge before Isaac was finished, and he growled angrily,

partnership, but he had invested so much in Spring Bay that suspending construction

and unaffected, however. “Business is war. How could you blame me for your

heaved in frustration, before turning

never saw Isaac‘s carefree look turn into a glower the instant he left. “Get someone to

Stan did as he was

Irene to Harvey because he knew Harvey

Harvey would know his goal and become wary. It would also make Harvey even more tight–lipped and use

left with no authority at all, Isaac