Adjournment (The Fate Series) by Emersyn Vallis Read Free Book Online Page A

out of his head. It was always fun to watch. The Chase seen in the paper or around town would be a completely different man if Morgan lived here.
    Moving on to Simon, the catalyst for every reason they wind up on page six, he’s known for being a complete trickster; he will find your weaknesses and use them to his advantage. While one of them holds your attention over here, Simon is typically carrying out whatever his plan might be over there. It works well for him, especially when it’s the secretary of their rival architectural firm.
    While Simon is equal with Chase in every part of the company, he is a carpenter who focuses on “livable art”. Well, he used to. His pieces were constantly referenced in articles and magazines. Not that I have kept tabs on them or read any of the articles or anything. Well not all of them… Although, it’s been a long time since I have seen one. That might have something to do with running a company though.
    As I mentioned, he wears his suits in more of ‘just rolled out of some model’s bed’ sort of fashion. Simon is much less serious and has yet to meet a woman who can knock him off his stupid smug horse. There was a time when that thought would have crushed me to admit. Now I can’t wait for the day she shows up.
    Finally we come to Dean. Sweet, weak, nerdy Dean. He would be the perfect match for my sister Molly.
    His downfall? His brothers.
    He is naturally left to blame for what happens when Simon’s plans go awry since he is the quiet one.
    His forte? He is a landscape architect, working predominantly on parks and homes in the Hamptons. Keeping in fashion with the other two he wears a suit, but unlike his brothers with their long thin ties, Dean prefers bowties and plaid shirts.
    Don’t make that face, something about the way he wears them makes them work perfectly in conjunction with his black framed glasses, leaving a very sexy, very nerdy man for women to gaze upon. When I was younger I read in horrifying detail how Molly reacts when she sees him.
    It’s gross…
    “And he hasn’t been seen with anyone because he has no one left to date,” I reply to Lexi.
    “Except for you that is,” she quips. “Let’s go out for some frozen yogurt.” Her voice is filled with humor as she pulls on her jacket.
    I look up to see her beaming smile. “I’m mad at you, and frozen yogurt isn’t going to fix it,” I shout, walking past the photo to put my shoes back on.
    “But we’re going.” She stands watching me.
    I can hear the sarcasm in her voice, but I choose to ignore her.
    “Well since you offered to buy who am I to say no?” I grab my bag and coat.
    “Ah, this is my make up for setting you up with a doppelganger?” She frowns, opening the door for us.
    “So you did do that on purpose. I knew I...” I shriek, shaking my head as we wait for the elevator.
    She is the worst liar.
    “No, but now that I think about it they do look alike. Another thing they have in common, he approached me about you, said he couldn’t take his eyes off of you. Which would be the third thing they have in common,” she informs me.
    Turning my head, I look at her in bewilderment. She bites her lip, not willing to look at me when the elevator dings and the doors open for us.
    I hate elevators… I’m always afraid I’ll get stuck in them, and it wouldn’t be with some hot guy who wants to have sex, it would be with Lexi who I would want to kill or worse… Simon.
    She clears her throat and begins to talk. “Did you want to toss him onto the table and rip his clothes off?” She laughs still biting her lip.
    Oh, I can’t wait for the tables to turn in my favor.
    Shock and horror fill my voice at the idea of it. “No, I wanted to punch him and leave,” I scoff. The doors shut in front of us as the elevator begins to descend.
    “Wow… that’s the same reaction you have to—ouch!” Grabbing her arm she walks off the elevator when the doors open again next to me. “You need to