Page 21 of Seductive Nights

Hanna smiled and stepped out of the door, and Margo turned to Carley. "I don't know if this is a good idea, Carley."

Carley shook her head. "Stop worrying about what anyone thinks. The old pearl clutchers aren't going to be there drinking and listening to music. And so what if they are? All that matters is that we know the truth. Right?"

Carley stepped in front of her. "We know the ugly truth."

"Yes, we do, and it is ugly."

"I agree with you. But you can't stop living. And actually, now more than ever, you need to get out there and live again. You haven't been living in years, Margo. Not in years."

Tears threatened, and Margo blinked furiously. She still gripped the folder in front of her. Taking a deep breath, she let it out. "I guess we better get going. And by the way, this is a copy of my estate planning documents. Logan's are missing from the safe."

Carley's shoulders dropped. "Oh dear. I dread this for you."

Margo shook her head and closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them, she stared into her sister's eyes, similar to her own. "Don't dread it for me. I will deal with whatever he's done. But that fucker better not be trying to take my business away from me. I don't know how I'll get even, but I will."

Carley nodded. "Well, I like that attitude. Better to fight than it is to dwell in despair."

"I'm not desperate for anything. So this is just one more nail in the coffin, so to speak, for me to get past all of this. It seems as though Logan was hell-bent on ruining my life for whatever reason. I do not know. But I guess we better go find out."

"Okay."

Margo took a deep breath before she stepped inside Grant Park's office. She was still clutching the folder with her estate planning documents inside like it was a lifeline. She didn't even know why she brought it. Her documents weren't in question. Thankfully, Carley was with her.

Jailisa, Grant's personal assistant and receptionist, sat behind the front desk. She's always there and had been for years. For as long as Margo could remember, anyway. "Good morning, Ms. Price or should I say afternoon. Good afternoon, Ms. Price."

Margo tried to smile but nerves forbid it. "Good afternoon, Jailisa. This is my sister, Carley. Carley, Jailisa."

"Nice to meet you, Carley. I'll let Mr. Park know that you're here. Please take a seat."

Jailisa stood and then halted. "You know, on second thought, how about if you come right into the conference room? They followed her to the door to the right of her desk.

"Sit wherever you like. Can I get you water or coffee or anything?"

Margo shook her head. "No, thank you. I'm good."

Carley nodded. "I'm fine, also. Thank you, though for the offer."

Jailisa stepped out and closed the door. Within seconds, she heard Jailisa's voice outside. "Hello, how may I help you?"

Margo assumed the attorney from Miami stepped through the door and this was Jailisa's nice way of keeping them separate until they had to meet face to face. Margo swallowed, and Carly reached over, took her hand, and squeezed. "It's gonna be okay, Margo. We are going to deal with whatever, and I am here with you the entire way."

She looked into her sister's eyes. "Thank you, Carley. I honestly don't know what I would have done these past days without you. Actually, the past couple of weeks. This is all so surreal. Certainly not something I ever dreamed I'd be dealing with."

"I don't think anybody dreams of dealing with anything like this, but just know you are not alone."

"I do appreciate it. Thank you."

The back door to the conference room opened and Grant Park stepped in. He wore a nice light gray suit with a blue tie. It looked friendly. "Good morning."

He reached over and shook Margo's hand, then he shook her sister's hand.

"This is my sister, Carley. Carley, Grant Park my attorney."

"It's nice to meet you, Carley."

Grant sat at the head of the table to Margo's right. Carley to her left.

"So the attorney from Miami is here. His name is Mathias Zsidai. I don't know what he wants to talk about, Margo, but what I want to caution you about is this. Whatever he says, try not to react too strongly. After he leaves, we will have a discussion, and we will talk about whatever it is that he has. He wouldn't share it with me over the phone, which I find in poor taste. Since he knows that you are my client, I can't imagine that he has anything that should be secret, but some attorneys like to keep people off-guard. That's probably what he's trying to do."

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