Sweet Obsession (Men of Whiskey Row Book 1) Read Online Free Page A
Author: D. A. Young
seeing the man she’d been desperately in love with since she was twenty-one walk through it.
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Jack, with his iPhone glued to his ear, hurried through the elevator doors of the tenth floor office suites of his business R.R. & S. Public Relations . The crisis he was presently dealing with involved the current Miss World Beauty and her now ex drug-dealing boyfriend who’d supplied endless amounts of drugs to two of the three judges on the panel in exchange for her winning the title. The truth was discovered this morning when, during a heated lover’s quarrel, he decided to throw it in her face that she would not have the title if it weren’t for him. After blackening his eye, Inez Gaines promptly informed Jack and the authorities of his illegal activities. Jimmy Vasquez and the two judges were quickly arrested and waiting to make bail.
Jack knew that as soon as Jimmy got out, he would stop at nothing to slander Inez’s image and that of the pageant. A buddy of his in the NYPD had tipped him that Jimmy was already screaming in holding that the bitch had used him just to win the title. He needed every piece of information on the little fucker that he could get his hands on, but for now, he had to concentrate on making sure both of his clients came out ahead.
“I want it leaked to the press that Inez and the douchebag have been separated for a while because she suspected something had transpired, and she’s been working with authorities to get a full confession from him. I don’t want her portrayed as a victim, but for whom she is,” Jack barked orders to his second assistant, Eli Johnson.
“Inez Gaines is a strong woman who knows right from wrong. She hit him in self-defense because he tried to get physical with her. Get me the list of charity functions that she has lined up. She is going to attend each event and will be handheld through them. Under no circumstances is she to be left unattended with an audience or access to social media. Call Darby and make sure he tightened her security detail already and knows she is not to speak to the press! Her volatile personality makes Donald Trump look spineless, and I’ll be damned if her ex’s lawyer will get to paint an image of him being a victim of domestic violence.”
Jack fired off more orders as he walked through the sliding office doors and waved at Margo his first assistant. She stood up to follow him into his office. Sensing that she wanted a word with him, he quickly lowered his voice, ending the call with “And please remind my brother that Ms. Gaines is a client and to be treated like one. Translation: We. Don’t. Fuck. Our. Clients. He’s a goddamn lawsuit waiting to happen.”
Just thinking of his hellion of a brother made Jack wince. Women loved Darby Sullivan, and he loved them right back until they wanted something permanent. Turning, he faced his personal assistant with a charming smile.
“Good morning, Margo. I like your new haircut and isn’t that the scarf I gave you for your birthday two weeks ago?” he asked smoothly. Although she was almost fifty-eight and a happily married grandmother, Margo felt her heart stutter as she took in her boss’s gorgeous face. Merciful heavens, he was a good looking man . One that had women acting like all types of fools. They attempted to sneak past her into his office and called all hours of her shift trying to reach him. All of them wanted to be Mrs. Jack Sullivan, and who could blame them?
Jack Sullivan was movie star handsome; extremely easy on the eyes with his thick, curling black hair, straight nose, and square jaw. His broad muscular body filled out tailor-made suits to perfection. His mama, Margo surmised, had raised him right. He was as kind as he was smart. Jack believed in treating people fairly, and he worked hard. He had forty employees under him and made it a point to touch base with all of them during the workweek. That wasn’t to say
***
Jack, with his iPhone glued to his ear, hurried through the elevator doors of the tenth floor office suites of his business R.R. & S. Public Relations . The crisis he was presently dealing with involved the current Miss World Beauty and her now ex drug-dealing boyfriend who’d supplied endless amounts of drugs to two of the three judges on the panel in exchange for her winning the title. The truth was discovered this morning when, during a heated lover’s quarrel, he decided to throw it in her face that she would not have the title if it weren’t for him. After blackening his eye, Inez Gaines promptly informed Jack and the authorities of his illegal activities. Jimmy Vasquez and the two judges were quickly arrested and waiting to make bail.
Jack knew that as soon as Jimmy got out, he would stop at nothing to slander Inez’s image and that of the pageant. A buddy of his in the NYPD had tipped him that Jimmy was already screaming in holding that the bitch had used him just to win the title. He needed every piece of information on the little fucker that he could get his hands on, but for now, he had to concentrate on making sure both of his clients came out ahead.
“I want it leaked to the press that Inez and the douchebag have been separated for a while because she suspected something had transpired, and she’s been working with authorities to get a full confession from him. I don’t want her portrayed as a victim, but for whom she is,” Jack barked orders to his second assistant, Eli Johnson.
“Inez Gaines is a strong woman who knows right from wrong. She hit him in self-defense because he tried to get physical with her. Get me the list of charity functions that she has lined up. She is going to attend each event and will be handheld through them. Under no circumstances is she to be left unattended with an audience or access to social media. Call Darby and make sure he tightened her security detail already and knows she is not to speak to the press! Her volatile personality makes Donald Trump look spineless, and I’ll be damned if her ex’s lawyer will get to paint an image of him being a victim of domestic violence.”
Jack fired off more orders as he walked through the sliding office doors and waved at Margo his first assistant. She stood up to follow him into his office. Sensing that she wanted a word with him, he quickly lowered his voice, ending the call with “And please remind my brother that Ms. Gaines is a client and to be treated like one. Translation: We. Don’t. Fuck. Our. Clients. He’s a goddamn lawsuit waiting to happen.”
Just thinking of his hellion of a brother made Jack wince. Women loved Darby Sullivan, and he loved them right back until they wanted something permanent. Turning, he faced his personal assistant with a charming smile.
“Good morning, Margo. I like your new haircut and isn’t that the scarf I gave you for your birthday two weeks ago?” he asked smoothly. Although she was almost fifty-eight and a happily married grandmother, Margo felt her heart stutter as she took in her boss’s gorgeous face. Merciful heavens, he was a good looking man . One that had women acting like all types of fools. They attempted to sneak past her into his office and called all hours of her shift trying to reach him. All of them wanted to be Mrs. Jack Sullivan, and who could blame them?
Jack Sullivan was movie star handsome; extremely easy on the eyes with his thick, curling black hair, straight nose, and square jaw. His broad muscular body filled out tailor-made suits to perfection. His mama, Margo surmised, had raised him right. He was as kind as he was smart. Jack believed in treating people fairly, and he worked hard. He had forty employees under him and made it a point to touch base with all of them during the workweek. That wasn’t to say
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