Chadwick's Rare Find (An Intriguing Romance Novel) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Heidi Sexton
name and sounded just as sassy and smart-mouthed as Brittany.
“Ms. Bradfield, in what capacity are you representing Ms. Brittany Bradfield?” He needed to know what was going on here.
“Legal, of course,” was her frosty retort.
“I see,” was all he could say.
“Mr. Jordan, I am sure you won’t see a thing until we have had our meeting and then I promise you, you will then see clearly, because I am as always completely thorough. So, what time can I expect you at the McDonald’s on one thousand and twenty fifth Lambert Street?”
“You want me to meet you at McDonald’s?” He could not keep the disbelief out of his voice.
“Do you have any objections? Before I make one change in this arrangement, I need to hear a legitimate objection and none of that business about they don’t serve wine or they don’t have valet parking, because our meeting will be brief and we won’t be eating. Furthermore parking is already right at the door. You will survive a few minutes outside of your elements I am sure Mr. Jordan.”
Chadwick was not used to such open hostility and this sister of Brittany’s was ferocious. He wondered if it was safe to meet her without his own lawyer. Not only had she obviously stereotyped him as a spoiled rich man, but she obviously had drawn some conclusion that he would balk at taking care of this debacle that he had caused. Surely Brittany had not given her these horrible impressions of him. It was ridiculous that he should have two women of the same family hating him for no apparent reason. Chadwick felt anger replacing bafflement.
“As I am not in the habit of prejudging people, you have caught me totally off guard in your obvious assumptions of my lack of character. But being the gentleman and humanitarian that I am, I will conclude that since you know nothing at all about me, your assumptions must be based upon some unfortunate event in your life. I am perfectly willing to be gracious in this one instance, but hear me clearly Ms. Bradfield, I don’t take insults too easily. I will meet you at McDonald’s and I will come with my checkbook to make full reparation for any inconvenience or damages I have caused Brittany. But in fair warning to you, I will not step one foot out of my car, if I do not see Brittany Bradfield standing at your side. After all this is her business not yours. I have given her no indication that I would dispute my blame for the whole incident. Therefore, your representation is overkill in an otherwise tame situation.” When Chadwick finished, he could hear nothing on the other end and for a minute felt they had lost their connection.
“I will have Brittany there at seven thirty this evening.” Amber said quietly. Chadwick still felt angry, but knowing that Brittany would be there gave him a rush of excitement. He cast away his troubling thoughts and put Adanna’s address into the navigation system and headed back to her house.
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Amber sat at her desk looking nonplussed. Mr. Chadwick Jordan had made her feel small and meddlesome. He had put her firmly in her place, which seldom happened. If he did this to her, then what must he had done to poor Brittany? Now she understood why Brittany didn’t know where her car was or the full name of the man she had had the accident with. It was obvious that Chadwick Jordan was a force of nature. Amber quickly decided that all three of them would meet him. Between the three of them, they could and they would handle Mr. Jordan. There would be no funny business and he had better have that checkbook.
CHAPTER 3
Brittany could not believe that she and her two sisters were sitting in McDonald’s, a restaurant that even they, lower class people that they were, never ate at. What could Amber have been thinking? When asked that very question, Amber’s only explanation was that everybody could find the great golden arches and it seemed that Mr.
“Ms. Bradfield, in what capacity are you representing Ms. Brittany Bradfield?” He needed to know what was going on here.
“Legal, of course,” was her frosty retort.
“I see,” was all he could say.
“Mr. Jordan, I am sure you won’t see a thing until we have had our meeting and then I promise you, you will then see clearly, because I am as always completely thorough. So, what time can I expect you at the McDonald’s on one thousand and twenty fifth Lambert Street?”
“You want me to meet you at McDonald’s?” He could not keep the disbelief out of his voice.
“Do you have any objections? Before I make one change in this arrangement, I need to hear a legitimate objection and none of that business about they don’t serve wine or they don’t have valet parking, because our meeting will be brief and we won’t be eating. Furthermore parking is already right at the door. You will survive a few minutes outside of your elements I am sure Mr. Jordan.”
Chadwick was not used to such open hostility and this sister of Brittany’s was ferocious. He wondered if it was safe to meet her without his own lawyer. Not only had she obviously stereotyped him as a spoiled rich man, but she obviously had drawn some conclusion that he would balk at taking care of this debacle that he had caused. Surely Brittany had not given her these horrible impressions of him. It was ridiculous that he should have two women of the same family hating him for no apparent reason. Chadwick felt anger replacing bafflement.
“As I am not in the habit of prejudging people, you have caught me totally off guard in your obvious assumptions of my lack of character. But being the gentleman and humanitarian that I am, I will conclude that since you know nothing at all about me, your assumptions must be based upon some unfortunate event in your life. I am perfectly willing to be gracious in this one instance, but hear me clearly Ms. Bradfield, I don’t take insults too easily. I will meet you at McDonald’s and I will come with my checkbook to make full reparation for any inconvenience or damages I have caused Brittany. But in fair warning to you, I will not step one foot out of my car, if I do not see Brittany Bradfield standing at your side. After all this is her business not yours. I have given her no indication that I would dispute my blame for the whole incident. Therefore, your representation is overkill in an otherwise tame situation.” When Chadwick finished, he could hear nothing on the other end and for a minute felt they had lost their connection.
“I will have Brittany there at seven thirty this evening.” Amber said quietly. Chadwick still felt angry, but knowing that Brittany would be there gave him a rush of excitement. He cast away his troubling thoughts and put Adanna’s address into the navigation system and headed back to her house.
#
Amber sat at her desk looking nonplussed. Mr. Chadwick Jordan had made her feel small and meddlesome. He had put her firmly in her place, which seldom happened. If he did this to her, then what must he had done to poor Brittany? Now she understood why Brittany didn’t know where her car was or the full name of the man she had had the accident with. It was obvious that Chadwick Jordan was a force of nature. Amber quickly decided that all three of them would meet him. Between the three of them, they could and they would handle Mr. Jordan. There would be no funny business and he had better have that checkbook.
CHAPTER 3
Brittany could not believe that she and her two sisters were sitting in McDonald’s, a restaurant that even they, lower class people that they were, never ate at. What could Amber have been thinking? When asked that very question, Amber’s only explanation was that everybody could find the great golden arches and it seemed that Mr.
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