Page 4 of Bully Billionaire Dragon

“We heard about the case today. Heard you killed it,” Janet says.

Janet is a petite woman with short red hair and blazing green eyes. Unlike my own dark green eyes, hers are light. She always has a warm smile on her face and is the best secretary a girl could ask for.

“It was a piece of cake,” I wink to Janet, but am interrupted before I can say anything else.

“Taylor, in here,” Lucille Yang calls out from conference room B.

My back straightens as I strut into the conference room. I hide my surprise at seeing the office filled with my partners and other people that I do not recognize.

“Ah, there she is,” Bill Downer says as he stands. “The woman of the hour.”

They must have heard about my win today as well. It fills me with joy to know that I have their support.

“What’s going on?” I ask.

Aaron Adams gestures for me to take a seat at the head of the table.

I walk to it and sit. The chairs in the office are all top of the line, but the one at the head of the table is a few inches taller than the rest, usually to show off the important person sitting there.

All eyes are on me, and I do my best not to swallow and show my unease at all the attention. I am used to being the center of attention in court, but not in meetings with people I do not know.

“Dylan Turnby here is a new client. He requested you for his case, and we think this will be a great fit for you,” Lucille says as she points to a man sitting directly across from me at the other end of the table.

Dylan is a handsome man. His skin is dark, his hair is short, and even sitting down I can tell that he has quite the height to him. He has high cheekbones and blazing brown eyes. There is something peculiar about him, but I can’t put my finger on it.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Turnby,” I say with a small smile as we make eye contact.

“The honor is all mine, Ms. Montgomery. I have heard nothing but good things about you. I hear they call you the case slayer, as you win every case you take on.”

Pride fills my chest. I know people call me that, but it feels great knowing that this client has heard of it—it shows I'm making a name for myself. That's something that I have always hoped for; I want a legacy, and I can see that I'm building one.

“Well, that is true. I do my job the best I can.”

“Which is exactly why I want to hire you. Ms. Montgomery.”

I nod. “Please, call me Taylor."

“And you can call me Dylan,” he winks at me.

Being on a first-name basis with a client is always a good sign of trust and respect. If Dylan is already comfortable with me, we're off to a great start.

“See, I work for KobiTech, an up-and-coming app startup. I'm the CEO, and we're based here in D.C.,” Dylan starts to explain. “We recently worked with this company called Druk Technologies. They hired us to create a maps app for them. It issupposed to be a secure map that didn't track your location, but we found out that Druk Technologies was using it illegally. So, we're cutting ties with them and suing them for the rights to the app.”

I refrain from letting my mouth hit the floor. I know very little about the technology that goes into creating something like that, but from what Dylan is saying, this seems like a huge case. If I can win this, it will be a huge win for my career and for the firm as well. It will show them they didn't make a mistake in taking me on as partner a few months ago.

Maybe they will even expedite the process of adding my name to the firm.

“We would like for you to handle this case, which will involve some travel to Druk Technologies headquarters based in New York City.”

At the name of the location, my stomach drops to my feet, hoping I hadn't heard him correctly.

“Did you say New York City?”

Dylan nods, “That won’t be a problem, will it?”

Shaking my head, I swallow but keep my face neutral. I can’t let anyone see that I am shaken to the core.

I thought I escaped New York. I never planned on returning.

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