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“Mid-life crisis?” I whisper.
“Boss won’t be happy,” Jack states.
“Here’s something you can use to ID her.” Lisabell gestures for me to hand her my driver’s license and I promptly do so.
Jack stares at it for a moment before grabbing his phone and dialing a number. He moves away and has a quick, brisk conversation with someone on the other line.
“She can go in. But she had better not cause any trouble. None of us will be liable if Mr. Callahan comes back and finds her here.”
“He won’t,” Lisabell assures him. The gates swing open and we drive into the massive compound.
I would be more intrigued if I wasn’t still focused on Jack’s last words.
“Callahan?” I wonder aloud.
“Oh, yeah, that’s your surprise,” Lisabell says. “This house belongs to none other than Alexander Callahan. One of the 10 official billionaires in Richmond, Virginia.”
My eyes practically bulge out of my head. “Holy shit.”
CHAPTER2
Xander
“Get out.”
His eyes widen as he looks at me. I’ve tried hard to put up with his incompetence, but it’s been days and my patience is spent. He opens his mouth to speak, however the look I send his way has him backing away slowly.
With his exit comes the entry of the last person I want to see right now.
“Damn, Hades. It’s not even seven yet and you’ve already made the manager piss his pants.”
I raise an eyebrow at Declan White. Tall and blonde with a charming smile and a nice countenance, he’s the opposite of me in every way. And I have the misfortune of being stuck with him, considering he’s supposedly my best friend.
“Thanks to him, I need a new manager.”
Declan sighs, lowering himself onto the chair in front of my wooden brown desk.
“What did he do?” he questions.
“He messed up with the statistical records. I had to go over it three times and he still didn’t get it right. I had no idea I was hiring toddlers instead of graduates of Ivy Leagues,” I say irritated.
I stare at Declan as he places his arm on his jaw and gives me an amused look.
“What?” I snap.
“Your temper tantrums are amusing,” he states.
“Fuck off. Don’t you have something better to do?”
He’s the CEO of the largest bank in all of Richmond. It must not be hard work, considering he has way too much free time on his hands.
“Not really, no. It’s six p.m., I was bored at my office so I came over here. To invite my best bud of many, many years to go out with me. Come on, it’s been ages since we went clubbing, Xander.”
“That’s because we’re both busy, Declan. And also, we’re in our forties. I can assure you, I wouldn’t be caught dead at a club.”
“You say forties like it’s a death sentence. I’m young at heart. In fact, I was thinking of legally changing my age. What do you think of me being a 25-year-old man?” he asks, waggling his eyebrows.
I inwardly sigh. “I don’t see how that’s possible.”
