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BABY DRAMA III
SANDI LYNN
Chapter One
Charlie
“This is how we’re going to do it.” I walked to my gate while on a Zoom call with my staff. “RIGHT!” I shouted, taking a seat. “We have thirty days until the game’s launch, and it better be fixed. Do I pay you well enough? Do I give you all the time off you request? Do I pay for your health benefits? Do I give you gigantic yearly bonuses because you all deserve them?”
“Yes, Mr. Stone,” my team spoke in unison.
“Exactly! So please give me the courtesy of fixing the fucking game before we launch it! Time’s running out, people. Go! Get back to work and figure it out! I’ll see you all tomorrow.”
Sighing, I glanced at my watch. It was six p.m.
“Phew,” I heard a woman’s voice as she sat in the empty seat beside mine. “Yay!”
“Excuse me?” I glanced at her and was caught off-guard by her beauty.
“Oh, sorry. I was just upgraded to first class.” She grinned, waving her boarding pass.
“Good for you.” I smiled as I looked down at my phone.
“It’s just I’ve never been in first class before.”
“I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.” I read through my emails and tried to ignore her.
My phone rang, and I sighed when I saw it was Christine calling.
“Hello.”
“I haven’t heard from you since you left for Chicago,” I noted the irritation in her voice. “I sent you some text messages, and you never responded.”
“I’ve been busy, Christine. You know I’m here on business.”
“Sure, Charlie. A friend there saw you out to dinner with a beautiful brunette. Was she part of your business?”
“As a matter of fact, she was, Christine. I’m not discussing this now or ever.”
“I’m not either. Do me a favor, and don’t ever call me again. I’m sick and tired of being disrespected by you. Do you understand me?” she shouted.
“Clearly, Christine. Thank you for making my day. Goodbye.” I ended the call.
“Trouble in paradise?” the woman beside me asked, leaning closer.
“Excuse me?” I furrowed my brows.
“I couldn’t help but overhear your phone call or the fact that your wife was shouting and accusing you of cheating on her.”
“She is not my wife or girlfriend. There is no paradise, and therefore, there can be no trouble.”
“Oh.” She popped her lips.
“Do you always listen in on other people’s phone conversations?” I asked.
“No.”
“Then why were you listening in on mine?”
