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But she held up a finger, halting me. “Question,” she said, as if getting back on track with our earlier conversation.
My brows furrowed. I’d much rather have my mouth connected to hers right now than continue talking. But I said, “What’s that?”
“Well…” She heaved out a troubled breath, making me blink and pull back just as she asked, “If we do find something to prove that Kaitlynn rightfully inherited the company all along, then what’s going to happen between her and Ezra? I mean, will he still own half of JFI, since Lana obviously sold something that wasn’t even hers to begin with?”
I snapped a startled glance toward Nash’s car still sitting at the curb. Ah hell. “I don’t know,” I admitted numbly.
Next to me, Gabby spoke the words, “You didn’t think about that, did you?”
I turned to her, letting her see my concern. But all she did was smile again and lean in closer to kiss my cheek. “Don’t worry,” she told me. “With me on your team now, we won’t let your sister get hurt there, either.”
I shook my head, simply amazed by this astounding woman. “Have I told you how grateful I am that I recruited you to my crusade?”
“No.” With a soft chuckle, she opened the door beside her and began to slip out into the darkening evening. “But it’s about time you did.” Before I could respond, she added, “You going to give me another ride to work tomorrow?”
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away from this woman. “What better way is there to check in for updates on your searching endeavors?” I asked before skimming my gaze down her body. “Besides, I’m curious to see what kind of uniform Lana’s picked out for you.” I was slightly disappointed she’d changed out of it before coming home.
Gabby sent me a husky laugh. Flinging her garment bag over her shoulder, she bent down to wink at me through the open car door. “Well, spoiler alert, Carmichael. I look really good in it.”
That part I never doubted.
“Now, if you’ll excuse me,” she added, “I better go make sure Miguel made it home okay, then finally tell him and Papá I have a new job.”
She shut the door and strolled into the building.
I watched her go, grinning wildly.
Tomorrow couldn’t come fast enough. And for once, the antsy anxiety coursing through me had nothing to do with my mission for justice, and everything to do with a spunky woman who was somehow turning my world inside out.
Chapter 20
Gabby
“Son of a bitch,” Hayden hissed under his breath.
Turning away from where I was waving Miguel goodbye as he raced off toward his school, I focused on the driver’s side of the car. My sexy chauffeur for the morning scowled at a message he was reading on his phone.
Even as pissed as he seemed to be, he looked damn good in his suit. Today, it was a charcoal gray button-up with a black vest and no jacket. And mmm, how had I not known those suit jackets he wore hid such nice, wide shoulders under them?
“What’s wrong?” I asked, wiping my hand across my mouth in case I’d been drooling.
With a put-upon sigh, Hayden turned his phone to show me the screen as he pulled into traffic and started me toward Preston Estates. “Lana finally has that new assignment for me to make up for the way I failed to keep Kaitlynn from taking another job elsewhere.”
“Ah, hell. What’s she making you do this time?” I lowered my gaze to his screen and read the text.
* * *
MOTHER SATAN: Get the Purses portfolio for me.
* * *
“The Purses portfolio?” I repeated slowly, before frowning and looking up at him. “But isn’t that your brother’s department?”
His jaw went hard as he nodded stiffly.
My mouth fell open. “But why would she want to steal his portfolio and sabotage his presentation? Holy shit.” I shook my
head, astonished by her depravity. “He’s her son.”
