Senior Advisor to the Boss: Billionaire Obsession Dark Romance (Managing the Bosses Series Book 9) by Lexy Timms Read Free Book Online

that was almost half a globe, held in by curls of gold. Enough to be noticed without being in your face or looking like it was trying to get attention. Lines of tiny blue stones ran down the band on either side.
    “That one,” he said.
    Kayla drew it out of the case and set it on the glass where he could lift it up and look at it. It made him think of Erica, all graceful lines, and the stone that almost looked like someone had set a miniscule golf ball made of diamond in the center of the band.
    “I have to say that you have good taste,” Kayla said, and Mark was sure that meant the ring was hideously expensive, but he didn't care. With the money that would be coming in, he had enough to spend on an engagement ring.
    “Do you know her ring size?”
    That brought Mark to a screeching halt. He hadn't talked to her about it; he'd never gotten that close to deciding to propose. But he would have to know it to know if the ring would fit on her finger. Damn.
    “No,” he admitted. “I don't know it.”
    “That's okay. You can always come back in and have it resized once you do, if you want to buy it right now.”
    Mark did want to buy it right there, before he could think of a reason to change his mind. Or before someone else saw it and thought it was perfect. He didn't want to walk back into the store and find out that the ring had already been sold. “I do want it. Today. And I can come back in and have it resized?”
    “Absolutely. Whenever you want.” She was already heading toward the register at the far end of the counter. “Although I do also have to warn you that the ring is nonrefundable.”
    “That’s not a problem.”
    The ring was, as Mark had expected, expensive. Very expensive. But not so far out of his budget that he couldn't justify it, and he took the bag she handed across the counter with a smile. “Thank you so much for your help, Kayla.”
    “It was my pleasure, sir. Have a great day and I wish you the best of luck with your proposal.”
    Still smiling, Mark headed back out to the car. His day had just gotten a whole lot better.
     
     
     

Chapter 6
     
    Jamie was on her way back to her office with a cup of coffee when her phone buzzed in her hand. She glanced down. It was from Alex, saying that he had just started a private meeting and wouldn’t be available until it was over.
    He was talking to Emelie.
    She wondered if the other woman knew what she was being called into Alex’s office to talk about. If she was guilty, she probably knew. Or she might go in completely blind, with no idea whatsoever. And even if she did guess, it didn’t necessarily mean she had something to do with it. A lot of people had been called into Alex’s office recently to talk about the embezzling scheme, and Jamie was sure that by now most of them were aware that if they were talking to Alex unexpectedly, that was the subject that was going to come up. She glanced over at the secretary’s desk, where Justin was just putting down the phone, and he smiled at her. Jamie smiled back automatically, although her heart wasn’t really in it.
    Alex had already spoken to Justin, early on, but after what had happened with Gina he’d made sure that the secretary didn’t have enough access to do any real damage, and Justin had been quickly declared innocent. But what if he had seen something that might help? Something that he didn’t know was important? Maybe Jamie could do a little investigating of her own.
    She made her way over to the desk. “Hey, Justin.”
    He looked up at her with the same smile he had given moment before, although it faltered when he saw the expression on her face. “Jamie. What can I do for you?”
    She set her coffee down on the edge of the desk and wondered if it was better to try to go in circles around the actual subject rather than address it head-on. “I just wanted to talk to you about something.”
    The smile was gone entirely. “You’re here because Alex just called Emelie into his