Contd from Three Years Ago.
I texted her. I texted her. Fuck. Did I come off as rude? Maybe arrogant? I didn't text like an asshole, did I? Get your mind straight, Jacob. She's the lawyer your brother chose without you present. I don't like her. I have to be as far as I can from her.
She told me to send a representative for the copies. Should I just go? Oh, I could be their supervisor. No, that's too much. Yeah, too much.
My thoughts are interrupted when my secretary, Lillian, calls me.
"Hey Boss, the Gala in Italy got moved up by five days. You'll have to leave earlier and get all the work done on the way there and back. I've pushed all the dinners and other meetings to after your return from Italy. If there are any changes you'd like me to make, please let me know now, since I can't change anything in the schedule further down the line."
She's like a self-cleaning oven. One of the reasons she's stayed on for four years as my secretary is her ability to handle problems swiftly and without chaos. Other secretaries couldn't manage my hectic and, at times, unpredictable schedule.
"No changes needed, Lillian. Go ahead with everything as planned. But I need you to send a representative from the legal team to Levinson Woods Blanchard the day after tomorrow to bring over the copies of everything Mike's lawyer has on his lawsuit."
"Yes, sir. I'll inform them tomorrow. But you haven't given me the name of Dr. Pendragon's lawyer."
"Sorry. Emma Sinclair. She's a senior partner at the firm."
"I've already sent out a mail to send two of their team members to the firm. Is there anything else you would like me to do before I get off this call and finish my work for now?"
"No. Thank you, Lillian! Have a good night!"
"No worries, Sir, just doing my job. Good Night!"
Talking to Lillian can sometimes feel like talking to a chatbot on the internet. Dry, precise and sometimes monotonous. If I hadn't seen her hand bleeding due to an injury two years ago, I would've sworn she was a robot.
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Fractured Bonds
RomanceMarriage in crisis, the revelation of a terminal illness of a close and toxic family member, brings Emmy and Jake back together. Jacob Pendragon, the CEO of Pendragon Capital, a family owned company, and Emma Sinclair, a rising star at Levinson Woo...
