Filed to story: The Lingering Kiss of Farewell Novel
“Actual proof that is undeniable for my client and yours…. Marilyn?”
he asked.
She looked at the papers and the USB, then from him to Liam and back to him, and finally nodded slowly, Fine, but if it states he’s not, I want your assurance he will never come near me or my boys again. I’ll do the test myself,”
she muttered.
“Alright on both accounts, where should I send the sample, when I get it?”
Wil asked. Finally, things were going his way. Which meant everything was going to fall into place. Marilyn was now it appeared open to knowing her past history, and maybe she would want to know what it was like too, at some point, how she and Calvin had gotten along, what their relationship had truly been. animosity or Coming here on his own and being logical, presenting all the facts, calmly and without any anger, only his desire to fix things properly, and do it the right way could a goal like this be achieved. Wil didn’t think bringing Calvin here with this knowledge would have seen this result come to a head.
Calvin he knew was going to be unhappy with him about doing all of this behind his back, but he’d have to deal with it. When the time came, and if he could keep the lines of communication open with Marilyn, in a calm and respectful manner, things should continue to work out.
Bringing them back together was going to be the issue. Marilyn’s amnesia would be the bone of contention for Calvin, but he had seen that she’d not recognised any of them at all. So, hopefully that along with her actual diagnosis from her first doctor, he would believe it was real and she wasn’t faking it.
That was the only problem he foresaw
Calvin
He’d arrived at the office to find Wil had gone, off out of town without him, and he didn’t know anything about what he was doing. The man was his company’s head lawyer, so he should always know what he was doing. Calvin had been away himself on a fact??inding mission about that company he thought was dummied up, and it had beeh.
He had confronted those that were trying to dupe him into matching a price from another organisation, that just didn’t exist at all. He had walked into that office and smiled at them and stated he’d come in person to show his genuine interest in them and their company.
They’d been happy to hear it until he’d dropped the evidence of their deceit on the table and informed them he’d not be making any dealings with them at all. That he had forwarded all the evidence on to his lawyers and to every other company he knew out there that might be willing to buy them out. So they also knew that they were just scum and liars out to make a buck, and weren’t worth their word.
Then he’d turned and walked out, refusing to hear them out even when they dropped the price right down to below his very first offer. He was no longer interested in buying their company, not even to pull it apart and sell it off, and he certainly didn’t want people like that as part of his company at all.
He’d arrived home a day ahead of his own schedule, and put a call into Wil to see just where he was. Calvin couldn’t see any business meetings on the schedule that needed Wil’s attention. Mostly, Wil dealt directly with the things Calvin was involved in and the lawyers below Wil dealt with all other company and employee business.
The man’s phone was switched off, Now that was unusual for Wil. He never turned his phone off unless he was in court, not even when on vacation, and they usually travelled together all the time. The only reason Wil hadn’t gone with him was because he’d had court to attend already, so he couldn’t. But now, no Wil and no contact with Wil; that was not normal.
He only thought about it for a minute, and put a call in to Anabell. She would definitely know his schedule. He got her message bank
“Hi, it’s Anabell Jameson, leave a message I’m in a meeting or a courtroom. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.”
He clicked the line closed without leaving a message. It would read Calvin in the missed called log. lawyer.
It was midweek, and she was likely in her office in a meeting or in a courtroom. She was a divorce
Calvin sighed as he stood in his office, then just turned and walked down to Wil’s office to ask his secretary. Janine smiled up at him as he approached her desk,
“Mr Reeves, howe
I help you?”
she asked.
“I can’t reach Wil?”
he stated simply.
“Ah, yes. He’s out of the office on personal business for the day. Said he’d be back in the office tomorrow morning”
“Where did he go?”
Calvin asked her. He’d talked to Wil only yesterday afternoon. The man hadn’t mentioned that he was taking the day off, or going anywhere. It was odd behaviour to say the least.
“I did not ask, he said it was personal,”
Janine told him simply.
“Did you book him a flight out of state?”
Calvin asked, now trying to determine if Wil was still in Texas or not.
?
“No, if he left the state or flew anywhere, he organised it himself. I couldn’t tell you, Mr Reeves.”
She answered him.
“Right, when you see him or if he calls, tell Wil that I’m looking for him, his phone was off.”
He murmured and turned to walk away.
Calvin huffed as he got in the elevator. He’d found Wil to be preoccupied a lot over the past few weeks. He’d declined four dinners, two of them because he and Anabell had plans. That was fine, and two because he’d stated he’d had a long day in court and was tired. Something was going on. He was certain of it.
Normally, Wil would come out and have dinner or a drink with him, even if he was tired. Anabell had seen Calvin only twice since the incident with Marilyn, and she’d glared at him both times. That first one she’d grated out,
“I can’t believe you would do that to her, what the hell is wrong with you?”
and Wil had snagged her and pulled her away from him; that had been when Marilyn was still in the hospital.
