Everything & More (Book 1 in the E.C.N Series)

Chapter 81 - Martha

After everything I discovered, this is the last place I wanted to be. Jonathan was still blowing up my phone, begging me to talk and not 'drag this out further than it needed to be'. After a full 2 weeks, I drove to his office at the end of my shift and before I needed to pick Paige up.

Here we go...

Gabe, his assistant was typing away as I approached the desk. His eyes flying across three different monitors. It reminded me of the nurses' station. So much information flying around in our heads and so little time to process it all. When his eyes drifted upward, they froze realizing someone was in front of him and then widening when his brain realized who I was. "Mrs. Carso."

"Please, you can just call me Martha." I said in a gentle tone.

He smiled up at me, "M-Martha...of course... I didn't realize you were coming in today." Gabe looked at his computer clicking around, "I'm seeing Mr. Carso is in a meeting on the 50th floor. You're more than welcome to wait if you'd like." I looked around and saw some chairs beside his desk.

"Is... Jackie here today?" I inquired.

He looked around before responding, "Y-yes."

I nodded in understanding, "I'm trying not to dampen my mood before seeing Mr. Carso. Would you mind if I waited in his office, I wouldn't want to bump into her. You understand?"

"Of course." He nodded profusely gesturing for me to make my way in.

I closed the door behind myself as the silence of Jonathan's office settled. On the couch there was a pillow and blanket folded. The coat rack in the corner had two to three hangers of button-down shirts and dress slacks along with three ties.

He must sleep here some nights

I went to take a seat in one of the guests chairs before a thought crossed my mind.

How many times did he fuck her in this room?... and where?

Yea, no thank you...

Stepping back from the seat I started walking around, examining surfaces and bookshelves.

Did he actually read all of these?

"I mean I know the ones he tried to read at home. Fell asleep with them on his face." I muttered to myself as the memory came to me.

The blinds were raised exposing the interior of the office. I approached behind his desk, leaning to look out the window. The streets were busy as cars zoomed in and out trying to get to their destinations. People trying to hail cabs or running for the bus. The world looked so small from up here. So distant from my problems. They were little ants going about their day and soon I would join them.

Clicking the side of my phone the screen lit up to show me that 20 minutes had already passed. I sighed turning to look at his desk. My eyes scanned the area, everything was seemingly in it's place. Then that damn thought came again.

They definitely fucked here...

I mentally gagged trying to will my brain to think of anything else; when my eyes caught something. I moved closer to the desk seeing the company name Precision Fixes & Tires.

Private legal documents was the last thing that occurred to me. Looking up towards the door and waiting to see if I heard anything; I carefully moved one of the papers that was on top to the side and picked up the file.

Company Merger Contract:

CEO: Mateo Morales