Wilde Edge Read Online Free Page B

which was after the divorce papers were signed.”
Greg had gone ashen, and when the larger of the two men turned to glower at him
he quailed and then started stammering. “W-we’re talking about reconciling, so
it’s not the way it sounds…”
    “Like hell we are!” Anger gave her
the boost she needed to raise her voice and make her feelings clear. It felt
good. Really good.
    “I see.” The slimmer one spoke
again, turning an icy gaze to Greg. “I think we’ll conduct the rest of this
conversation without you, Sparks. You can wait for us outside.”
      Her ex nodded once and left without another
word, though he did shoot a vicious look at Jo. His expression was full of rage
and hate, and she was thankful there were witnesses present. Greg was too canny
to lost control when there were others around to see it. He was only dangerous
when he got her alone, and she was never going to let that happen again.
    Once he was gone, both men turned
their attention back to Jo, and she had a sinking feeling this was far from
over. “We’d like very much to purchase this location from you, Ms.––uh, I’m
sorry, I had assumed your last name was Sparks.”
    “It’s Miller.”
    “Thank you. As you can imagine, Ms.
Miller, we’re very disappointed to realize how badly we have been misled. My
name is Sims.” He produced a business card from his pocket, wrote something on
the back and then offered it to her. When she made no move toward them, his
brows twitched into a brief frown and he set the card down on a nearby shelf.
“Let me be clear. My partner and I were led to believe that we would be
purchasing this site. We have already invested in neighboring parcels of land,
and this parcel is required to finalize a larger deal. We are very motivated to
complete this sale.”
    “While I’m sorry to disappoint you,
I can tell you my answer is not going to change. I have a strong, sentimental
attachment to this place, as well as an obligation to my staff to continue to
provide them with a paycheck.” She lifted her hands to encompass the building
they were standing in, as well as the four mechanics currently standing within
earshot. They had been with the garage for years, and were more like family
than any blood relation she had left on the planet.
    The two men made eye contact and
then Sims spoke again. “I took the liberty of writing an amount on the back of
my card. I think it’s a more than fair offer.” He nodded once and then
departed. Not long after, she could hear angry voices in the parking lot, cut
off by the slamming of a car door.
    The bastard had done it to her
again. Every time she thought she was free of him, he found some new way to try
and drag her back into his life. She walked over to the shelf where Sims had
left his card and picked it up. Without even looking at the back, she tore it
into pieces, letting the scraps tumble out of her hand to the floor.
    She’d sweep it up later, with the
rest of the garbage.
      “They all got into a silver Lincoln town car
with tinted windows. They must’ve had a driver too since they all climbed into
the back,” Jack reported from the far side of the garage.
    “If you see them again, tell me
right away,” Jo said firmly. “I’m not selling, but I’m not an idiot. I don’t
think they’re going to just go away.”
    “Men like that rarely do. You’d
have made your dad proud today, sending them off that way and standing up to
that asshole you married.”
    “If he comes back again…” she
sighed and didn’t finish the sentence. If he came back again, she was going to
have to go renew the Order of Protection she’d let lapse. It wasn’t perfect
protection, but it was better than nothing.
    Tom just nodded in silent
understanding. “All right, back to work. We’ve got shit to do before we close
up shop.” He shooed the others back to their cars and then stepped up to Jo’s
side. “And I’ve been told that I’m to see to it the boss lady gets out of