Living On The Edge. Susan Mallery
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Название: Living On The Edge
Автор: Susan Mallery
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
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“Get a fighter jet right over D.C. and no one would know?”
“Exactly.”
“Powerful.”
“If it happens, it’s going to be worth millions.”
Tanner tapped the pen. “Maybe worth enough to kill for.”
She didn’t want to think about that.
“Is he smart enough to do it?” Tanner asked.
“I don’t know. My father thinks so. He’s been very excited about the project for over a year now.” Blaine had always mentioned it when she’d first tried to talk about why she was leaving Christopher. As if her husband’s brilliance was reason enough to stay.
“If Hilliard builds it, can your father figure out how to work around it?”
“He didn’t seem very confident about the possibilities.”
“Is he in on the deal with Hilliard?”
She knew what he meant. Were the two men working together to create more interest? Blaine Adams saying there was a technology he couldn’t defeat was like Santa Claus announcing that he’d given up the toy business.
“I don’t want to believe that about my father,” she said quietly. “He’s a good man. A little forgetful when it comes to interpersonal relationships, but not about his business. He has integrity.”
“Which doesn’t mean he can’t be bought.”
“Money isn’t important to him.”
Tanner wanted to believe her. She looked so damned earnest, sitting there all stiff and defiant. But he couldn’t ignore a possibility just because it got her panties in a twist.
“If Hilliard has so much money, why doesn’t he pay his bills?” he asked.
“I don’t know. It’s almost a point of honor with him. Like he’s getting away with something. Most people aren’t willing to take him on. They just grumble. There have been a couple of lawsuits, but they always get dropped.”
She wasn’t painting a picture of a very nice guy, Tanner thought. How had Hilliard swept her off her feet?
She leaned forward and rested her forearms on the table. “How is that man? The one who works for you and was injured.”
Concern darkened her eyes and pulled at her mouth. Tanner didn’t want to think about Kelly or the fact that the kid might not recover. He didn’t want to have to make that phone call to his family or miss the kid himself.
“Holding his own. He survived the surgery.”
“I’m sorry he was injured.”
“You didn’t shoot him.”
“But it’s still—”
He didn’t want to talk about it so he said, “If your theory of Hilliard kidnapping you for the ransom money is right, then he’s got to be pissed he missed out on his twenty million.”
She perked up. “He didn’t get the money?”
“I had it intercepted and returned directly to your father. Last I heard, it was already back in his account.”
“I’m glad,” she said fiercely.
“What would he need the money for?”
“Gambling debts.”
“He’s not in that deep.”
“How do you know?” she asked.
“I checked.”
“Then I don’t know. Is he buying someone off for something? Maybe he stole the technology he’s claiming as his own.”
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