If You Give a Billionaire a Bride (ASPEN GROVE #2) by Ann Einerson EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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FOURTEEN YEARS LATER
I SWIRL THE TOOTHPICK IN my cocktail, frowning at the lone green olive
floating in the watered-down vodka and vermouth. With a resigned sigh, I
pluck the olive from the glass and pop it into my mouth, the briny taste
doing little to improve my mood.
I expected to be served a top-shelf liquor and a more generous garnish,
considering the exorbitant cost of a drink. But I suppose that’s the price you
pay for hiding out in a hotel bar on the Strip.
If my father were here, he would demand a refund and bring every
bartender and server in the place to tears on his way out the door. He’s a
ruthless businessman, willing to do whatever it takes to come out on top,
even at the expense of those closest to him.
My phone buzzes, interrupting my pity party for one. A small smile tugs
at my lips when I see who’s calling.
“Hey, August,” I answer.
“Aren’t you supposed to be schmoozing with clients right now?” he asks
with a hint of amusement.
“Aren’t you supposed to be in bed? It’s past midnight in London,” I
quip.
He chuckles. “It’s the weekend. I just left the club, and was hoping my
call would go straight to voicemail so I could leave you a message about
how lucky I am that Dick sent you to Vegas instead of me.”
My lips curve into a sly grin at his comment. My father’s name is
Richard, but August has a bad habit of calling him Dick, especially when
he’s in one of his moods, which is almost always. It would be a disaster if
August ever slipped up and called him that to his face. Thank god my dad
moved back to New York a few years ago and spends most of his time in
the States, so we don’t have to see him in person very often.
“My last meeting ended early, so I stopped by the hotel bar for a quick
drink.” I frown at my unimpressive cocktail. “At least I stuck around until
the end. If I remember correctly, you skipped out a full day early the last
time my dad sent you to meet with a client.”
“What did he expect, sending me to Louisiana during Mardi Gras? My
clients wanted to party, and who was I to deny them? I closed the deal, so
he has nothing to complain about,” he grumbles. “You’re the responsible
one, which is why he sent you this time.”
“That’s not true. He would have sent Liam if he wasn’t busy running the
European division. I swear he sends me to these things just to torment me.”
I cringe, knowing there’s more truth to that than I care to admit.
Dad walked out on us at the end of my and Theo’s senior year.
It nearly destroyed my mom when, only a month after they finalized
their divorce, he announced he married a European socialite with ties to the
royal family. August and Liam, her two sons, were both in their early
twenties. They went to work for my dad and have been with Townstead
International since.
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