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smile on her face quickly dropped as she walked in and found Jonathan and Amelia in their heated discussion.
"Mary. I will be right with you. We have company. Mr. Jonathan Montgomery Smith, please meet Ms. Mary Studebaker, my assistant."
Jonathan nodded at the pretty woman.
"Well, I think I will get the lessons set up for the day, if you will excuse me, Amelia. Is there anything I can get for you, Mr. Smith?' Mary offered.
"No. Mr. Smith was just getting ready to leave."
Amelia's words were rushed, harsh, but obviously spoke her truth.
"No problem." Jonathan picked up his hat. "I will be in town for the next week or so. We will have plenty of time to discuss our personal matter and attempt to find some resolution. Good day, Ms. Studebaker. And good day, Ms. Smith."
He turned to let himself out. Once he hit the fresh air, there was a rush of anger, frustration and exhilaration, all in one. Jonathan had taken the biggest first step: meeting Amelia, his sister. There was no way that he would be able to know what the outcome of the meeting would turn out to be, but at least he had made himself and his presence known.
Chapter 7
Jonathan knew that going to Amelia's without Ben may have been a bad move. He was just impulsive, and there was no way to avoid what was inevitable. He had come all that way, clear across the country to San Francisco for a purpose. There was no way that he could get out there and not fulfill it.
He spent the past few days pacing his hotel room, waiting to hear from Amelia. He just knew that she would come over to where he was staying and address him. Or at least send for him so they could come together and talk about how to proceed.
It would have been insane to think that things would work out easily. He would have to be crazy to believe that he could come to town, tell the woman he was her brother, and expect her to simply agree to hand over what he deemed to be his inheritance.
He just wanted it to go a little more smoothly. He wanted Amelia to at least consider the fact that what he was telling her could possibly be true. Why would she not think that her father could have fathered another child? It was not like he was telling her that their father was being unfaithful to her mother. As a matter of fact, according to his mother, she had not heard from William Smith since he came and told her that he was leaving her for someone else. That someone else was Lulu la Rue. A woman who was not totally less than, but definitely not worth more than his own mother.
So now what was he supposed to do? Just sit and wait until she decided to make a move? Was he supposed to just let her control the entire situation?
Jonathan was not sure exactly what he should do next. There was no way that he was willing to let Amelia keep the ball in her court. But then and again, he did not want to become too aggressive and push her away. There had to be a way to get through to Amelia. Some way to make her see that he was not trying to do anything other than get what was rightfully his. He did not want to get tied up in lawyers, especially since he could not afford to hire someone as high-powered as McGill was.
He was pretty sure that McGill had thwarted unsuccessful attempts from others trying to get at the Smith fortune. There were most likely built-in protocols to dealing with such matters, and McGill had to always be on guard, ready to get rid of anyone who wanted to lay claim to the Smith clan's dollars.
Suddenly, an idea came to mind. He figured out a way to get through to Amelia, and what he was thinking had to work.
*
Up close, the woman looked like she sucked on lemons for a living. She could have been attractive, but all of her features were so severe that she did not appear capable of enjoying any of life's wonderful opportunities.
"Excuse me, Madam. My name is Jonathan Montgomery Smith."
She had been strolling along the avenue when Jonathan approached her. He hoped that this would work
"Mary. I will be right with you. We have company. Mr. Jonathan Montgomery Smith, please meet Ms. Mary Studebaker, my assistant."
Jonathan nodded at the pretty woman.
"Well, I think I will get the lessons set up for the day, if you will excuse me, Amelia. Is there anything I can get for you, Mr. Smith?' Mary offered.
"No. Mr. Smith was just getting ready to leave."
Amelia's words were rushed, harsh, but obviously spoke her truth.
"No problem." Jonathan picked up his hat. "I will be in town for the next week or so. We will have plenty of time to discuss our personal matter and attempt to find some resolution. Good day, Ms. Studebaker. And good day, Ms. Smith."
He turned to let himself out. Once he hit the fresh air, there was a rush of anger, frustration and exhilaration, all in one. Jonathan had taken the biggest first step: meeting Amelia, his sister. There was no way that he would be able to know what the outcome of the meeting would turn out to be, but at least he had made himself and his presence known.
Chapter 7
Jonathan knew that going to Amelia's without Ben may have been a bad move. He was just impulsive, and there was no way to avoid what was inevitable. He had come all that way, clear across the country to San Francisco for a purpose. There was no way that he could get out there and not fulfill it.
He spent the past few days pacing his hotel room, waiting to hear from Amelia. He just knew that she would come over to where he was staying and address him. Or at least send for him so they could come together and talk about how to proceed.
It would have been insane to think that things would work out easily. He would have to be crazy to believe that he could come to town, tell the woman he was her brother, and expect her to simply agree to hand over what he deemed to be his inheritance.
He just wanted it to go a little more smoothly. He wanted Amelia to at least consider the fact that what he was telling her could possibly be true. Why would she not think that her father could have fathered another child? It was not like he was telling her that their father was being unfaithful to her mother. As a matter of fact, according to his mother, she had not heard from William Smith since he came and told her that he was leaving her for someone else. That someone else was Lulu la Rue. A woman who was not totally less than, but definitely not worth more than his own mother.
So now what was he supposed to do? Just sit and wait until she decided to make a move? Was he supposed to just let her control the entire situation?
Jonathan was not sure exactly what he should do next. There was no way that he was willing to let Amelia keep the ball in her court. But then and again, he did not want to become too aggressive and push her away. There had to be a way to get through to Amelia. Some way to make her see that he was not trying to do anything other than get what was rightfully his. He did not want to get tied up in lawyers, especially since he could not afford to hire someone as high-powered as McGill was.
He was pretty sure that McGill had thwarted unsuccessful attempts from others trying to get at the Smith fortune. There were most likely built-in protocols to dealing with such matters, and McGill had to always be on guard, ready to get rid of anyone who wanted to lay claim to the Smith clan's dollars.
Suddenly, an idea came to mind. He figured out a way to get through to Amelia, and what he was thinking had to work.
*
Up close, the woman looked like she sucked on lemons for a living. She could have been attractive, but all of her features were so severe that she did not appear capable of enjoying any of life's wonderful opportunities.
"Excuse me, Madam. My name is Jonathan Montgomery Smith."
She had been strolling along the avenue when Jonathan approached her. He hoped that this would work
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