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Authors: Leslie North
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Stephen is out of town. Gabe will have to take her.”
She frowned as if she didn’t like the idea, but finally she nodded. “Fine. Gabe will take her. Anything else?”
“Are you kidding? We’re facing someone with the power to destroy us, and we’re going to take her to a very expensive charity event? What kind of crap is that?” Stephen grumbled.
“Go back to work, Honey. I’ll talk to you later, love you!” Angie said sweetly before hanging up on him. “He’s cranky because Maxfield Construction landed a huge job that’s keeping him away a little longer than he’d hoped. Gabe, if there is nothing else to report, go ahead and take Daisy back out again. Tell her about the theft and see what her reaction might be. And get the background check on those new hires. I want to believe that she’s innocent, but let’s not get taken for a ride over this.”
Gabe nodded and left the office. He couldn’t even look Nathan in the eye. His thoughts were pulling in a hundred different directions. More than anything, he wanted to believe that things were over between his brother and Daisy. He also wanted to believe that she didn’t have anything to do with the theft.
And he wanted Daisy naked with her legs wrapped around his waist.
“Dammit,” he muttered. Things were getting more and more complicated by the minute.
An hour later, he pulled up to the construction site to meet with the foreman. The man looked nervous as he fiddled with his hard hat. “Mr. Maxfield. I’m sorry you had to come all the way out here like this.”
“It’s not exactly on my list of things to do today,” Gabe said. “But I’m here. You’ve got the men in the trailer?” The foreman nodded, and Gabe sighed. “Let’s get this over with.”
Inside the trailer were four men. They were built for construction work, but there was something uneasy in their eyes. Gabe didn’t recognize any of them from the party that Daisy had dragged him to, which so far was the only good thing in all this. “Gentleman, you’re here because you listed Daisy Levine as a contact on your applications. I want to know your relationship with her.”
“Daisy? She’s our boss,” one voice piped up.
“Your boss? You work for Duncan Enterprises now. How can she be your boss?”
The men exchanged looks. “We’re with Restore Eden. We were told that you guys wanted to hire some of our men to help with the project. We work for you and them.”
Gabe blinked. “There was nothing in the agreement about hiring anyone from Restore Eden. Who told you that?”
“Daisy told us that.”
Suddenly, the door to the trailer flew open, and Daisy stormed in. “What the hell is going on?” she demanded.
“Glad you could make it,” Gabe said coldly. “Can you explain why these men from Restore Eden are now working for Duncan Enterprises on this site?”
“Why do I have to explain that? You ordered it.”
“I sure as hell did not order it,” Gabe stated.
Confused, she stared at him. “I got a phone call two weeks ago from Restore Eden saying that you wanted men from the project to work directly on the job site. I thought it was some PR stunt, but I wasn’t about to turn it down. That kind of working relationship would be great for us. Even if you didn’t order it, I don’t know why you’d be pissed about it. Aren’t they good workers?”
Gabe nodded to the men. “Get back to work, guys. We’ll notify you if anything changes.” The men shot Daisy a strange look before leaving the trailer.
“Okay, what is going on? I know you didn’t call me in here because you think my Restore Eden section put spies to work on your site. That’s ridiculous.”
“Is it? Daisy, there is a bunch of paperwork missing. Nothing too sensitive, but information that could possibly damage us. Information that a radical group like Restore Eden would love to get their hands on,” Gabe said quietly. “The theft didn’t occur until after these men started working
She frowned as if she didn’t like the idea, but finally she nodded. “Fine. Gabe will take her. Anything else?”
“Are you kidding? We’re facing someone with the power to destroy us, and we’re going to take her to a very expensive charity event? What kind of crap is that?” Stephen grumbled.
“Go back to work, Honey. I’ll talk to you later, love you!” Angie said sweetly before hanging up on him. “He’s cranky because Maxfield Construction landed a huge job that’s keeping him away a little longer than he’d hoped. Gabe, if there is nothing else to report, go ahead and take Daisy back out again. Tell her about the theft and see what her reaction might be. And get the background check on those new hires. I want to believe that she’s innocent, but let’s not get taken for a ride over this.”
Gabe nodded and left the office. He couldn’t even look Nathan in the eye. His thoughts were pulling in a hundred different directions. More than anything, he wanted to believe that things were over between his brother and Daisy. He also wanted to believe that she didn’t have anything to do with the theft.
And he wanted Daisy naked with her legs wrapped around his waist.
“Dammit,” he muttered. Things were getting more and more complicated by the minute.
An hour later, he pulled up to the construction site to meet with the foreman. The man looked nervous as he fiddled with his hard hat. “Mr. Maxfield. I’m sorry you had to come all the way out here like this.”
“It’s not exactly on my list of things to do today,” Gabe said. “But I’m here. You’ve got the men in the trailer?” The foreman nodded, and Gabe sighed. “Let’s get this over with.”
Inside the trailer were four men. They were built for construction work, but there was something uneasy in their eyes. Gabe didn’t recognize any of them from the party that Daisy had dragged him to, which so far was the only good thing in all this. “Gentleman, you’re here because you listed Daisy Levine as a contact on your applications. I want to know your relationship with her.”
“Daisy? She’s our boss,” one voice piped up.
“Your boss? You work for Duncan Enterprises now. How can she be your boss?”
The men exchanged looks. “We’re with Restore Eden. We were told that you guys wanted to hire some of our men to help with the project. We work for you and them.”
Gabe blinked. “There was nothing in the agreement about hiring anyone from Restore Eden. Who told you that?”
“Daisy told us that.”
Suddenly, the door to the trailer flew open, and Daisy stormed in. “What the hell is going on?” she demanded.
“Glad you could make it,” Gabe said coldly. “Can you explain why these men from Restore Eden are now working for Duncan Enterprises on this site?”
“Why do I have to explain that? You ordered it.”
“I sure as hell did not order it,” Gabe stated.
Confused, she stared at him. “I got a phone call two weeks ago from Restore Eden saying that you wanted men from the project to work directly on the job site. I thought it was some PR stunt, but I wasn’t about to turn it down. That kind of working relationship would be great for us. Even if you didn’t order it, I don’t know why you’d be pissed about it. Aren’t they good workers?”
Gabe nodded to the men. “Get back to work, guys. We’ll notify you if anything changes.” The men shot Daisy a strange look before leaving the trailer.
“Okay, what is going on? I know you didn’t call me in here because you think my Restore Eden section put spies to work on your site. That’s ridiculous.”
“Is it? Daisy, there is a bunch of paperwork missing. Nothing too sensitive, but information that could possibly damage us. Information that a radical group like Restore Eden would love to get their hands on,” Gabe said quietly. “The theft didn’t occur until after these men started working
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