Conklin's Corruption (#3) (Conklin's Trilogy) Read Online Free Page B

prefer to work with Tyler.  I’m sure you can put the request in the next time you see him.”
    I took a long swallow, surprised there was any saliva for me to get down because of his unnerving stare.
    “Of course.  I’ll tell him you’d prefer to meet with him directly,” I said quietly.  I didn’t like Chino talking to Tyler.  I always had the feeling something was going on between the two of them, and that something wasn’t good.  Breaking laws and criminal activity came to my mind when it came to Lee Chino, but his plans for these warehouses seemed to be legitimate.  I didn’t pick up any fishy vibe from his ideas.
    Lee’s demeanor relaxed as though a mission had been accomplished.  “How is Tyler doing?   I’ve only met with him once in the past few months.  I assume his mother is doing well after the tear gas incident?”
    I stiffened, remembering my own incident with the tear gas.  “Mary had some permanent damage, but she can still see.  She has to wear glasses now.  I think she’s embracing the new look.”
    “Wonderful.  I was impressed Tyler didn’t go searching for the culprit of the attack, with his personality and all…,” Lee trailed, cocking his head to the side.
    “What do you mean?” I asked slowly as I started to pile the papers together in the correct order.
    “He has a past you know, a few assault charges against him.  I think RJ and Robert did their best to cover them up though,” he said nonchalantly, crossing his leg over his knee.  “Tyler got into a pretty ugly fight in college.  Almost beat a kid to death.”
    I stopped rustling the papers and blinked.  Tyler had a record?  He got angry sometimes, but I never thought he was so angry that he would get physical with someone.
    Lee leaned forward with all seriousness in his eyes.  “Becca, if he ever hurts you, you can always come to me.  I know it can be hard to tell those types of things to your family members, but I hope you feel safe around me.  I’ve been very good friends with your father for a very long time, and I would hate if his little girl were being mistreated.” 
    I took a long look at him.  Was he being serious?  Or manipulative?  I couldn’t tell.  “Tyler would never hurt me.”
    Lee sighed.  “Okay, but I just thought you should know, and watch for signs.  He can be a very angry man sometimes,” he said sincerely. 
    I just looked at him, trying to hold back my weariness from information he had provided.
    “Well, are we done then?  The sooner we can start remodeling, the sooner we can bring the furniture business back to life in Grand Rapids.”
    I gave him a wry smile and continued putting the papers in order.  We walked out the door, and I was extremely uncomfortable when Lee put his hand on my lower back.
    “It was great meeting with you Becca, a very pleasant surprise.”  He winked at me as he left for the elevator while I just stood dumbfounded as the doors closed
    I couldn’t wrap my head around the thought of Tyler having a record for assault. I was going to have to Google him.  Ask him.   You are supposed to trust each other .  My subconscious scolded.  I wasn’t going to ask him.  What had happened was in the past, and if he did have a background with assault charges, I probably wouldn’t find them.  One thing a rich family could do is buy off the police for those types of things to magically disappear.

    Chapter 2
     
    Tyler
     
     
     
    The past three days had been hell, and I couldn’t wait to be home and spend the weekend with my Becs.  Chicago had been crazy.  I had a huge deadline for a new client, Cortez, who wanted to build multiple commercial buildings.  Multiple buildings meant more money, but the finances were tricky.  I finally felt confident and pitched the sale, happy that the client seemed impressed and eager to get started.
    I was about to shut down my computer for the day when an unexpected knock came on my office door.  Surprised