Novel1"I have no idea," the assistant replied politely to Calliope Jewell. "Ms. Jewell, after you." Calliope shot him a glance. "I don't have tfor this. I need to get hand start dinner. I'm in charge of Christmas Eve." She tried to step past him, but the man quickly blocked her path. "Ms. Jewell, if you try to leave, I won't be so gentle next time." Calliope just looked at him. "Trust me, you don't want to pick a fight with me." The man frowned. "Maybe not, but do you think Mr. Myers only sent me? If you make a scene, do you really want to get your brothers and your husband involved?" Calliope glared at him, thoroughly annoyed.
She'd barely gotten her brothers all together, finally reunited and actually having a good tas a family.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnd now, of all nights, Christmas Eve, for crying out loud, she was supposed to drop everything? She still had to prep the turkey, mash potatoes, and get dessert in the oven, not to mention the family traditions after dinner.
She pressed her lips together, frustration written all over her face. She was furious.
"I don't want to drag them into this. I just want to say, does Oliver not realize what day it is? Seriously, is he insane?" Calliope was practically fuming.
"Fine. I'll cwith you. But I'm saying goodbye to my brothers first." "That's fine, Ms. Jewell," the assistant replied, "but our boss did say, he hopes you'll bring Silas too. He'd like to see you both." Calliope gave him a long look. "Do you really think I'd bring Silas along? Not a chance. I'm not about to ruin his Christmas. He doesn't need to see his deadbeat father. Don't tellyou don't know what a jerk your boss is. If you don't, you seriously need to do sresearch." Zane shrugged, face unreadable. "Doesn't really matter toif he's a jerk. As long as my paycheck clears, I'm good." Calliope stared at him, then raised an eyebrow. "What if I doubled your salary? Would you switch sides?" Zane looked at her in disbelief. "Excuse me?" "I'm serious," Calliope said. "Whatever he's paying you, I'll pay you double. Does that buy your loyalty?" Zane's expression grew complicated. "He's not that easy to double-cross. And you can't guaranteea steady job. Why would I risk my career for a quick buck?" Calliope grinned. "You're pretty sharp. But what if I triple it?" She watched Zane closely.
"If I remember right, Oliver trusts you, doesn't he? Think about it, you could collect both paychecks. All I want is for you to stay close to Oliver and doa few favors when the time's right."
Calliope smiled, amused. People who loved money rarely stayeḍ only loyal, but they were always easy to buy. She could tell Zane was tempted. After a moment, he nodded.
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"All right. If I can get paid twice, I'm in.
But whatever you wanttoad,'}' ve can't make it too obvious. Otherwise, I'm a dead man."
"Of course," Calliope replied, grinning.
"I still need you in one piece. So it's a uin deal. From now on, you're my guy."
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