Broken Vow by Sophie Lark EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Sophie Lark
- Language: English
- Genre: Multicultural & Interracial Romance
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RIONA
I’m sitting in my corner office, working on land purchase documents
for the South Shore Development. People think that being a lawyer is
all about arguing, but in fact you only spend a tiny percentage of your
time in court or in settlement negotiations. The vast majority of my hours
pass by right here in this room, writing, reading, or editing.
I don’t mind being alone in here. It’s my sanctuary. I have control over
everything inside these doors. I have my desk set up just the way I like it,
facing the two-sided view of the Marina City Towers, Michigan Ave, and
the Chicago River spread out below me.
Everything in my office is pewter, brass, cream, and blue—shades I find
soothing.
I’ve got three watercolors by Shutian Xue on the walls, and a sculpture by
Jean Fourier in the corner. It’s his piece called Building Blocks, which is
supposed to represent the interior of an atom. To me, it looks more like a
model of a solar system.
I watch most everyone else finish their work and leave for the night. A
couple of my colleagues poked their heads in my door on the way out to
give me a message—some work-related, and some just nonsense. My
paralegal Lucy lets me know she’ll finish the stack of lease agreements I
gave her as soon as she gets back in the morning. And Josh Hale tells me I
came in second in last week’s Pick‘em league, which means I won a
whopping twenty dollars.
“I didn’t think you even liked football,” he says with a condescending
smile.
“I don’t,” I say sweetly. “I just like winning your money.”
Josh and I are not friends. In fact, we’re direct rivals. The eldest of the firm
partners is about to retire. When Victor Weiss leaves, either Josh is, or I am
is the most likely choice to replace him. And we both know it.
Even if we weren’t in competition for the partnership position, I’d still
detest him. I’ve never liked the kind of person who pretends to be friendly,
while scavenging for information they can use to hurt you. I’d respect him
more if he were an honest asshole, instead of a fake nice guy.
Everything about him annoys me, from his too-tight suits to his aggressive
cologne. He reminds me of a TV show host. In looks, maybe a Ryan
Seacrest. In personality, more like a Tucker Carlson—always thinking he’s
twice as smart as he actually is.
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