Jilted by Eve Vaughn Read Free Book Online Page B

though her mother worked a full-time job and had gone back to school to get her Master’s in nursing, she helped Skylar through a complicated pregnancy that had left her bedridden for the majority of her term. Skylar made the best use of her time by studying for the bar.
    The birth of the children had brought another set of problems. Besides being a new mother with multiples. Harper had some serious health issues and it was a stressful period, especially after Skylar had been turned down by every major firm in the city.
    One of the partners at a smaller firm she’d interviewed for had been upfront about the fact that they didn’t need the drama she would bring with her. That statement had been vague and had made no sense but it dawned on her that the reason why she’d had trouble even getting her foot in the door for an interview anywhere, was because Ashley had made good on his threat. She’d left him alone but he’d set out to ruin her anyway. It sucked but Skylar refused to give up. She soon found employment in the city public defender’s office. The pay wasn’t the best but it was a job in her field that provided benefits for her and the kids.
    Even as a brand new attorney, she attacked her job with the relentlessness of a shark, determined to give her clients the best representation, most of whom were from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds. It was a tireless and sometimes thankless job, but she did it with the same vigor of an attorney making $500 an hour. Her rate of getting her clients off was so successful, she’d garnered a bit of a reputation among the police department and the DA’s office as “That Bitch.” Skylar didn’t mind because her mother had taught her if a job was worth doing it was worth doing right.
    After three years, she’d also caught the attention of another city attorney who had a small one-man practice who was looking for another lawyer to take some of his workload. Though she’d had a lot of success at her prior job, she jumped at the opportunity to work at the small law office. Her case load wasn’t as strenuous; it was more money and her schedule was a lot more flexible, enabling her to spend more time with her children.
    The last five years had been a struggle but now everything was falling into place. She was at a job she loved, the triplets were thriving in pre-kindergarten and would be turning five soon. Her mother had earned her Masters and was now working as a nurse practitioner and making a healthy salary, while Izzy was on scholarship at the local university.
    With Skylar and Priscilla’s salaries combined, they were able to put down a decent down payment for a house in a nice neighborhood with a great school district. Considering the mess her life had been in five years ago, she was proud of how far she and her family had come.
    Later that morning after she dropped the kids off and picked up donuts and bagels for her office, Skylar pulled into the parking lot of a converted Victorian house that served as The Fine Law Office. There were five employees who consisted of the receptionist, an administrative assistant, a paralegal, Irving and herself.
    “Morning, Gina,” she greeted when she walked inside the office. She placed the box of donuts and bagels on the desk and grabbed an “everything” bagel for herself.
    “Hi, Skylar. Irving is already in. He said he wanted to see you as soon as you get in.”
    “Sounds serious. What kind of mood is he in today?” she asked the brunette.
    Gina shrugged. “He seemed to be his normal grumpy self, nothing out of the ordinary.”
    “Okay, thanks.” Skylar grabbed a bear claw from the box to take to her boss.
    Skylar stopped by her office to drop her things off before heading to Irving’s which was in the back of the building. She was surprised that he was in this early because he usually didn’t step foot into the office until at least 10. She knocked on the closed door.
    “Come in.”
    Skylar opened the door and