Chapter 9
Murderous Glare
Violet POV
Jayden got up. “I am not taking a ‘no‘ for an answer. If you don’t want the new assignment, you are coming on a date with me.”
What kind of deal was that and how did it solve my problem? But I knew Jayden. He would surely force me to go to Emily if I didn’t agree. I took a ragged breath and nodded reluctantly. “Okay, but you shouldn‘ t put your hopes high. I don’t want any man…”
“Finally!” He grinned, his blue eyes beaming with a twinkle. “I will book us a reservation at the Ginger Hotel’s rooftop and will pick you up at 8PM sharp.”
I sighed, nodding at him. Jayden got up with that hopeful look and exited my room while I plunged into a bit of researching about Emily so that I could feed Martha, reasons not to take her. An hour later, I had enough material about Emily, but everything was good. I wanted one bad news desperately. It was as if those around carefully crafted her career. She was truly a successful model. So why was she changing her modeling agency? At the same time, I recalled that she was about to settle with Dane after marriage. Yet she was still working?
Researching a little more, I stumbled on one interesting piece of information. My l*ps curled up, and I strode to Martha’s office with it. I slammed the document on her table. Poking my finger in it, I said, “Emily’s last agency threw her out because she isn’t getting fat assignments anymore. She is over thirty. You can’t take her!”
Martha gave me a once over. She rolled her eyes and sat back in her
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leather chair. “Jayden won’t allow me to back down.”
“Tell him about it!”
“It’s not about Emily. Violet,” she pointed. “It’s about her patron–the man who is sponsoring her.
I gulped. If only they knew that the man was a wolf. I placed my hand. on my hips, exasperated as hell. “Martha, trust me, you won’t want. her.”
She shrugged, showing her powerlessness over the issue. “Why don’t you convince Jayden at your date?”
My eyes flew wide open. “How do you know?”
She laughed quietly as she pulled the folder towards her. “Jayden has announced it to the entire office.”
I pinched the bridge of my nose, tension bunching in my shoulders.
Martha leaned forward. “Violet, you need this badly. Jayden is a nice man. Give him a chance.”
There was no point in arguing with Martha. She liked Jayden a lot. Well, she was his older sister. Why won’t she?
“Thanks Martha, but we are not breaching that subject again.” Saying that, I stomped out of her room. When I reached my cubicle, I called Mimzy, Dave’s nanny, to enquire about him.
Mimzy was an angel. She was in her mid–forties and took great care of my son. She assured me he was absolutely fine. Just before
disconnecting, I instructed her, “Don’t let any strangers come in, okay?”
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