Brandon stepped forward urgently. “That works, Ash. I can go. Adrian won’t mind. He doesn’t like all those charts and graphs,” Brandon chimed in, staring enthusiastically at his mistress.
Before Tyler came in to report to Ashley, the three had been discussing this very subject – who would attend the brunch with the heiress – when Tyler had not come up at his usual 9 a.m. to greet the Boss Lady.
Ashley’s mood had been low until they received a call from Tyler’s floor that he was in the building.
Both aides knew their mistress was keen on taking the inspector to the meeting. She had already made plans for it a full week in advance.
And both men had been more than happy to have the upstart miss the event.
But the man himself had waltzed in at 10:35 a.m., and now, here they all were.
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