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Conner’s sister ran the Miami office, which was their headquarters.

“You don’t trust her family?”

He shook his head. “If anything happens to her brother, she gets everything. And it’s reciprocated.”

Emily whistled. “Gotcha. Millionaire, at least, and many greedy people would want her out of the way.”

“Yes. She explained more about how the company would be distributed, so I will have people start digging here. I’ll have you stay at the Tree Top House.”

It wasn’t a house on top of a tree but high up and out in the middle of nowhere. It was completely off-grid, so it was easy to hide people there. The ownership papers would only lead to an LLC not affiliated with Dillon Security.

As soon as she heard Lani’s soft steps, she turned. “So, I’m gonna be your assistant. I guess we’re taking off today?”

Lani’s expression turned even sadder. “Yes. And I don’t have to quit.”

“That was the plan,” Conner said. Only someone who knew him as well as Emily would see the eye twitch. He did not like changing plans.

“Well, my brother just fired me via text.”

Twelve

Jakob looked at his mobile for the third time in the last ten minutes.

“You should call her.”

“I did when I landed.”

“But it had gone to voicemail.”

He looked at his sister. Other than looking a little tired, she was fine. She’d had false labor, and usually, they would have sent her home. Unfortunately, her blood pressure was too high, so her doctor insisted she stay at the hospital.

“How did you know?”

She offered him a tired smile. “Come tell me what happened yesterday. How was the wedding? I saw some pics online. None of you, besides the one she posted of the wedding party.”

He knew who theshewas. Royal. There was no doubt his sister hadn’t changed her mind about the other woman. But there were more important things than his love life.

“I don’t want to bother you.”

She shook her head. “I need some kind of distraction.”

He sat in the chair beside the bed and took her offered hand. “I slipped out early.”

“Oh, yeah. And what did you do? Please tell me you did something other than go to bed.”

He smiled. “I took Lani out to eat.”

“Wait, didn’t she have a full three-course meal at the reception? I saw the Instagram pics from Royal’s maid of honor.”

“No. Too many relatives brought in extras, and there wasn’t enough. So, I took her out to eat at Zippy’s.”

“Oh…you had a date. Tell me you were both dressed up when you went in.”

“We were. It’s that prom experience all the Americans talk about, you know. Going out to eat at a fast-food place in formal wear. It was odd, but no one bothered us. I mean, she’s a celebrity of sorts, but…it was nice.”

“Yes. It’s one of the things I love about Hawai’i. Locals pay attention, but they often don’t intrude. It’s nice. Please tell me you closed the deal.”

He opened his mouth to answer, but Jules was in a mood for obvious reasons. “Did you have problems closing the deal? I can have Alek talk to you. Or better yet, I’ll get Jensen on the line too and they can explain just how to satisfy a woman.”

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