Page 30 of Battle with a Billionaire

“Fine, but you have some plan, Julia. You didn’t hire this person for fun.”

“Yes, I do have a plan. I think whatever information I give them is going to go straight back to DG. So, all we have to do is feed him some bogus information and see who he takes it to.”

“Clever, Julia. I want in. I want to help.”

Julia shifted her gaze to her email list and the ever-growing set of tasks she needed to handle, feeling a twinge of exasperation with his ability to push boundaries. “That’s probably not a good idea.”

“What? Julia, are you kidding? You shouldn’t be doing this alone.”

“And I shouldn’t be dragging you into it either.”

“Who’s dragging? I’m happy to do it. Look, I’ll come by after my shift, and we’ll talk about it.”

She shook her head as she started to respond when a page reached her ears through the speakers.

“I’m getting paged, gotta run. See you later.”

The phone clicked on the other end. Julia slumped her shoulders as she set it aside. Kyle was a force she wasn’t certain she could control. Which may lead to more trouble than she hoped.

She pressed the call button and seconds later, Evelyn hurried through the door. “Yes, Julia, what can I get for you?”

Julia leapt from her chair and hurried to close the door. “I need an odd favor.”

Evelyn raised her eyebrows. “How intriguing.”

“You remember DG Industries?”

Evelyn let out a soft chuckle. “How could I forget? The people behind my kidnapping and a few other problems, too.”

Julia bobbed her head up and down as she strode back to her desk. “Right. And we’ve yet to figure out anything about them. Max can’t find anything. All that digging we did with their tax returns, and all we found was Alexander Knight’s name, but so far, he hasn’t led us anywhere.”

“Would you like me to set up a meeting with Mr. Knight? Perhaps under the guise of Harrington Global business?”

“Not quite. Though we may still need to do that. Instead, I’m on to a new suspect. Someone who may get us results much faster.”

Evelyn arched an eyebrow at her before her features melted from amused to concerned. “I hope it’s not me.”

“Of course not, Evie. I don’t think you staged your own kidnapping.”

“Thank heavens. I thought this was a case of ‘the butler did it’.”

They shared a laugh before Julia turned serious again. “It’s Christopher Metcalfe. There’s something off about him. I can’t figure out why Sierra was so insistent that he work here.”

“Surely, Ms. Harrington is not behind this.”

“No, I don’t think so. But his intense interest in getting a position here bothers me. Along with the fact that I caught him snooping around the house during the dinner party we had with the board several months ago. In months he didn’t find another offer?”

“Perhaps he had his heart set on working with Ms. Harrington’s family…for other reasons.”

“Personal reasons? According to Sierra, there’s nothing between them. And as far as I know, her relationship with James is still solid.”

“Maybe he wishes to change that.”

Julia shook her head. “I don’t see Sierra putting up with that, let alone advocating for him. No, I could be completely wrong, but I’m suspicious.”

“What would you like me to do?”

“The government bids are due on Friday, right?”

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