Love's Portrait
“Morgan snarled.
Slowly sinking down into his large office chair, he reclined back against the leather padding, and closed his eyes. One hand rubbing the side of his head, he fought to control the familiar pangs of another headache.
Damn Beresford! If the man hadn’t been his biggest investor, Morgan would have refused to attend the dinner the Colonel was arranging. The bastard had been trying for months to have a larger say in the running of St. Claire Shipping, and this was one more attempt to ...back Morgan into a corner. Unfortunately, it would be another year before he’d be in a financial position to buy the man out. But the day was coming, and Morgan looked forward to it. He groaned.
He should have known Julia would question him about the dinner. If he’d been thinking straight where she was concerned, he would have told her about Beresford and the party as soon as the Colonel had mentioned it was in the works. Instead, he’d done the one thing he should never have done with her.MoreLess
Slowly sinking down into his large office chair, he reclined back against the leather padding, and closed his eyes. One hand rubbing the side of his head, he fought to control the familiar pangs of another headache.
Damn Beresford! If the man hadn’t been his biggest investor, Morgan would have refused to attend the dinner the Colonel was arranging. The bastard had been trying for months to have a larger say in the running of St. Claire Shipping, and this was one more attempt to ...back Morgan into a corner. Unfortunately, it would be another year before he’d be in a financial position to buy the man out. But the day was coming, and Morgan looked forward to it. He groaned.
He should have known Julia would question him about the dinner. If he’d been thinking straight where she was concerned, he would have told her about Beresford and the party as soon as the Colonel had mentioned it was in the works. Instead, he’d done the one thing he should never have done with her.MoreLess
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