Chapter 16
“Hello, sir,” I said, avoiding direct eye contact.
He stared at me for a moment before he said, “Christian’s probably downstairs.”
“Um, thank you.” I hurried past him, but he stopped me. “Tell your uncle hello."
I turned around. “My uncle, Sir?”
"Didn’t you know he works for me? At Bodian Dynamics.”
“No, I didn’t.”
“He’s a good worker. It’s hard to find men like him. Mark taught him well.”
I visibly jerked at the mention of my father’s name. “You knew my father?
Christian’s dad stepped into the hallway. I noticed he was limping on his left leg. “I did, a long time ago.”
“How did you know him?”
“We went to school together.”
“In Vegas?”
“No. It was a private school in Washington.”
Now I was really surprised. “I didn’t know my dad lived there.”
He rubbed the back of
