Despite the Gentleman's Riches: Sweet Billionaire Romance (For Richer Or Poorer book 1)
“Reynolds. My heart was suddenly beating faster, and Mr. Fish Sticks' handsome face swam in front of my eyeballs, but, rather than grabbing for the receiver, I wavered. The smart thing to do would be to treat my employer in a businesslike manner, and since I didn't quite think I could maintain that professional distance at the moment, I should probably allow him to leave a message rather than picking up the phone. The fact that I wanted to start off my day with a dose of Mr. Fish Sticks was a sure sign that it would be wiser to receive any information he cared to impart secondhand.
I vacillated long enough that my voice-mail greeting boomed through the morning air, startling Florabelle into a sleepy squawk. In the background, I could hear Jack and Shirley talking quietly, a feature of the phone that I'd often taken advantage of since people sometimes let slip things they wouldn't have otherwise when they thought their words weren't yet being recorded. Now, Jack seemed to be passing... the phone off to his housekeeper, who was laughing at his cowardice.MoreLess
I vacillated long enough that my voice-mail greeting boomed through the morning air, startling Florabelle into a sleepy squawk. In the background, I could hear Jack and Shirley talking quietly, a feature of the phone that I'd often taken advantage of since people sometimes let slip things they wouldn't have otherwise when they thought their words weren't yet being recorded. Now, Jack seemed to be passing... the phone off to his housekeeper, who was laughing at his cowardice.MoreLess
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