Chapter 37
Adam’s POV
It’s true. People with secrets shouldn’t speak in a room with an open window. And those that eavesdrop hear nothing good about themselves.
The past couple of day have been hell.
Thursday morning started out good. I woke up with Fiona in my bed. Well, technically in Anna’s bed, in Anna’s house. I really wasn’t comfortable with that situation, but Fiona is a b*tch when it comes to Anna. She gets off on knowing she is ‘defiling‘ what belongs to Anna. I always felt really weird being in the house without Anna. And part of me, a very small part of me, didn’t like bringing Fiona here, and f**king her in Anna’s bed. I mean, what if Anna came home and caught us? It would blow all of our plans right out of the water.
Wednesday morning I had got a bit freaked out. I had the feeling that someone was watching us. But realized that couldn’t be, because Anna was in Toronto, and no one else knew about the house or had the entry keypad code to get in. So I’m sure it was just my guilty conscience
at work.
Fiona and I had made love a couple of times that morning before getting ready for work. She left first as I had to wait for the cleaning crew to do a thorough clean of the house. One of the cleaners always looks at me as though I was a dog turd under her feet. Something she couldn’t wipe off fast enough. I have a good mind to request a different cleaner, but this one seems to be the supervisor of the crew and she makes sure things are spotless by the time they are done. She must do a good job, because Anna has never voiced any concerns.
The day turned to sh*t when I got to work. That b*tch, Angela confronted Fiona and told her about our little fling. Those two got into it, and then Bonnie and Jenny got involved. The five of us got hauled into HR and put on an unpaid suspension. What the hell were they thinking?
Yeah, sure, I was screwing them all. So what? It’s not like it meant anything. Well, other than Fiona. The other three were just stress relievers. But Fiona? She and I have been together since university. She told me all about how Anna and her mother had stolen Fredericks Design Co from her and her dad. How they wanted to take it back. I was on board with helping her do that, especially since when she and I got married I would share in the wealth.
Problem is, the longer it took to get the company back, the more out there Fiona and her father’s plans became. I didn’t like Fiona’s mom, Lydia, who in my opinion, was a schemeing, manipulative shrew. If I didn’t know better, I would think she was the one pulling the strings.
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On top of that, much as I really hate to admit it, I’m beginning to develop feeling for Anna. She
is brilliant. She works harder than anyone else in the company. I have watched her over the
past few years since she took over. She’s a natural leader. Her mother Iris was the same way
before she died. Anna’s a strong woman. I never met her grandparents as they lived in Toronto. From what Anna said they were both retired, after working their asses off for years.
Anna spent a lot of time traveling back and forth between Halifax and Toronto looking after
them before they died.
This last year has been really hard on her. Losing the only family on her mother’s side was devastating for her. At first I used her grief to get closer to her, all part of Fiona’s plan to get the company back in her and her father’s control. But the more time I spent with Anna, the
more I admired her. I didn’t want to, trust me on that, but she is such a kind person, with a
huge heart. How can you not come to care for her.
Fiona and Alan kept telling me I had to stick to the plan. Get her to trust me. Sleep with her, baby trap her. Then once the baby was born, they would adopt the baby, and through it, take control of the company. At first, I didn’t know how they thought that would work, but then Alan, Fiona and Lydia sat me down and explained they could arrange an accident that would incapacitate Anna, making it impossible for her to look after the child.
I had been reluctant to agree to that, but the implication that I too could meet up with an accident was evident. So I went along with their plans. When Anna refused to sleep with me until marriage, the plans changed. I proposed, thinking she would feel secure enough to hop into bed with me. Nope. Didn’t happen. Then Lydia suggested we set the date, get married, and after a suitable amount of time the accident happen, leaving me, as her husband to run the
company.
Again, I went along with it. Yeah, I’m an asshole. No doubt about it. But then Anna said that she would make me a partner when we got married. Once again proving to me that she was a woman in a million. A woman I could make a life with. One that didn’t have an evil bone in her
body.
I started to think of how I could make this work. How I could expose Fiona, Alan and Lydia without throwing myself under the bus. The last few times with Fiona had been fun, the girl knows how to f**k. But I was finally seeing her for the conniving b*tch she is. I pretty much decided to talk to Anna when she got home from her trip to Toronto.
And then Thursday happened. I tried calling her, texting her, even left a voice mail message. One I should not have left. What the hell was I thinking. I would have broke up with me too
after hearing a message like that.
Then Friday happened. She fired me. She saw the evidence of what a cheating lying SOBI
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really am, and she fired me. And gave me back the engagement ring in front of the HR manager, the accounting department manager, and for some reason Bradley Gray and his assiciate. I was totally humilated and reacted badly. I deserved the throat punch she served
- me. F**k, that woman can hit hard.
Then Anna disappeared. I went to the house and she wasn’t there, and the code to the entry keypad had been changed. Fiona wasn’t answering her phone, and neither was Alan answering his. I went back to my apartment and spent the night pacing, wondering if there was a way I could possibly fix this.
This morning I got in my car and drove to Lower Sackville to Fiona’s house, where she lived with her parents. I had to park a ways down the street as the street was lined with cars. One of the neighbors probably threw a huge party and the guests stayed over as they were too drunk to drive, I imagine. It wouldn’t be the first time that had happened. But what could you
do?
I walked on the grass towards the front door passing an open window. The window to the breakfast room. I couldn’t see in because they had the privacy blinds closed. But you don’t need to see to be able to hear. And I got an earful. Thank goodness I had my cell phone with me. I opened the voice recorder and captured every word.
“That f**king b*tch,” Lydia almost screeched. How dare she fire you two. God, but I hate her. Just because she’s the only biological heir she gets everything. She gets Fredericks Design Co, she gets Graystone International, she gets billions. And what do we get? Nothing! My mother was the step–sister to Anna’s great–grandmother. That should count for something.”
Alan tried to calm his wife’s tirade, offering words of consolation. “Lydia, dear. It will all work out. You know if Anna dies before she turns twenty–five her estate will go to her remaining blood relatives. That means me and Fiona. I’ll call Wade Blackwood. I doubt he’s changed his number in the last four years. Accidents happen all the time.”
Fiona now put in her two cents. “Well, she can’t marry Adam now, otherwise he would inherit everything when she dies. You know damn well he would take the money and run. The only reason I’ve kept him around this long is to get to Anna. He’s no use to me anymore. F**k him.” Lydia’s voice responded, cold as ice. “Well you know what that means? He can’t be allowed to live. He knows we were planning on arranging an accident for her. He know everything, except for the Graystone connection. Alan, see if Wade can give us a ‘two–for–one‘ deal. Make it look like a murder/suicide. Kill us two birds with one stone.” Her evil laughter sent chills down my
spine.
I turned and ran back to my car, and got the hell out of there. What the hell did I get myself
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involved in? I have to warn Anna. Maybe by telling her, it will fix this. Maybe she’ll take me
back. Probably not, but it’s worth a try. I drove to the house, hoping she would be there.
Her Nissan Rogue was parked on the street with people leaning against it. I didn’t pay any
attention to them, because another sight caught my attention. Anna was bent over weeding
the front flower bed. Her juicy ass was in the air, calling to me. My d*ck was hard with the
though of burying myself to the balls in her. She stood up and turned around to face me. Her
knit top hugged her large firm breasts, highlighting her figure. Her hips had just the right amount of curve, perfect for grabbing on to while railing her from behind.
Where the hell had those thoughts come from? How had I ever thought I was disgusted by her
body? F**k, she was perfect.
“Anna?‘ I croaked out. “What’s going on?”
