Page 4 of My Bossy Billionaire Attorney

“I didn’t send for you.”

“I know, sir,” she says, “but I have something to say.”

I gesture with my hand for her to speak freely.

“I will, sir, as long as it doesn’t get me fired.”

A chuckle bubbles up from my throat. “I won’t fire you, Brenda. You know that. You have worked for me for a long time, twice as long as any other secretary. What is it?”

“It’s the woman who just left. She’s Savannah Richmond.”

“Should that mean something to me?”

“Savannah is one of the top researchers in the firm. She might be a paralegal, but she worked at our other branch before coming here. You requested her transfer specifically because you reviewed a case she was instrumental in helping crack. A case that some of our top attorneys couldn’t figure out,” she explains.

“And because news travels fast, her fiancé is said to be a professionaldirtbag.”

I stifle a laugh at the look of disgust on Brenda’s face when she talks about the man being trash.

“And you’ll vouch for that?”

She nods. “Yes. I met him once when he came to see, Matthew Shepard, the lawyer Miss Richmond mistook you for. He’s rude, arrogant, and doesn’t respect anyone. His lawyer is no better but he brings in a lot of money for the firm, so they tend to sweep his indiscretions under the rug.”

“I know her behavior here was unacceptable, but she’s been through a lot in the past few weeks. I’m hoping that youtake her expertise and invaluable contribution to the firm into consideration, and you don’t fire her.”

“Fire her?” My eyebrows climb. “Is that why you told me all this?”

“Isn’t that what you are going to do? You looked very angry when I left, and I…I might have stayed behind the door and heard a few things. I’m sorry.”

She does a half—bow.

Great, I exhale. Now I feel like an asshole. I lose my cool for a few minutes and become the world’s harshest boss, prompting my secretary, who hasn’t pleaded on anyone’s behalf before, to lower her head.

“I’m not firing anyone, Brenda.”

Her head shoots up. “You’re not?

I shake my head. “I am not. I did not plan on firing her in the first place. I’m not that terrible, you know. I reacted that way because of the show she put on.”

“Phew. Okay. I have a lot of calls to make,” she says and hurries out of my office, leaving me chuckling.

Savannah Richmond, I stroke my chin. She might have been a nobody before she walked into my office, but now my interest is piqued. Nevertheless, I have to be on guard. A woman like that tends towards being a bit of a firecracker, and the last thing I need is to be caught holding the fuse.

Chapter 2

Michael

Ispoke too soon.

“Who knew that I’d have to see Savannah Richmond again barely two days after meeting her for the first time?”

“Here is the file you requested, sir,” Brenda drops it on my desk. “I’ve informed them you’ll have the meeting in the conference room.”

“Conference room?”

She smiles. “I felt you could do with a change of scenery, sir.”

Good ole Brenda.

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