as she stretched her legs out onto the coffee table. “You got a deal. I can’t move.”
CHAPTER FIVE
Rade was finishing his final examination of the financial records for Spectrum. Even though the meeting with BlackStone Industries wasn’t happening until next week, he wanted to make sure he got a handle on what to expect. After reviewing the numbers, he knew the company was slowly getting deeper and deeper into debt. He liked a good challenge, and once he obtained Spectrum, he knew his days would be filled with getting the company on track to be profitable. In order to do that, he would have to invest a good chunk of his own money, which he was more than willing to do, considering the profit he could make.
Feeling like he could no longer be productive, Rade decided to call it a day. With the information he had, he was nowhere closer to a game plan then he had been before the review. He needed to take a break and focus on something else.
It was going to be a big night for him. Tonight was the night that he would be honoring his little brother. Even though it had been thirteen years since the death of Isaac, thoughts of him still remained in Rade’s heart.
Every year as the foundation gala approached, the night of Isaac’s death came to life and consumed Rade’s nights. He could still see that night as if it happened yesterday. It was the night his father not only took his brother from him, but also his mother. If it hadn’t been for his father’s drunken stupidity, they might still be alive today. A heart became available for his brother that night. All they needed was the consent of his parents to proceed with the surgery. Rade’s father had been drinking heavily that night. Rade’s mother offered to drive them to the hospital, but Rade’s father was too stubborn to allow it. It was the night everything ended for Rade. It was the night his light turned to dark.
Pulling his thoughts back to the present, it was time Rade headed out. He needed to get ready for the gala. On the way, instead of thinking of Isaac, his thoughts were on Dylan. He thought about how much he missed her. How he would have loved for her to share this important night with him. With there being no word from her, he couldn’t ignore that fact that she could be gone from his life for good. Maybe she hadn’t read the letter. His only hope was that if she hadn’t read it, she soon would and she would agree to meet with him. It was his only chance to get her back. To make her understand that had he known what was going to happen, he would have never taken her there. He was pretty sure that Chloe was behind it. Her appearance that night in his private room was not a coincidence. She planned it. He just needed to find the proof to confirm his suspicion.
Since Gwen had made reservations for him at The Ritz , he called ahead to make sure that everything he needed would be delivered to his room. It would be easier for him to get ready at the hotel. It also let him make sure there weren’t any additional preparations that needed to be taken care of before tonight’s event.
Rade arrived at the hotel thirty minutes later. Gwen had been already there taking care of a mix-up in the seating assignment. Looking at the large ballroom, it looked as though everything was ready. Gwen had informed Rade that three hundred guests had RSVP’d for the event.
Entering the ballroom, there were at least thirty round tables set throughout the enormous room. Each table was covered in white linen tablecloths with a centerpiece of red roses and white lilies. When Rade walked further into the grand room, he could see the seating cards placed directly in front of the fine white china place settings. Each card was inlaid with gold script, which revealed the name of the person for whom the seat was reserved. Gazing at the elegant cards, Rade knew most of the guests whose name appeared on the cards. Still, there were
CHAPTER FIVE
Rade was finishing his final examination of the financial records for Spectrum. Even though the meeting with BlackStone Industries wasn’t happening until next week, he wanted to make sure he got a handle on what to expect. After reviewing the numbers, he knew the company was slowly getting deeper and deeper into debt. He liked a good challenge, and once he obtained Spectrum, he knew his days would be filled with getting the company on track to be profitable. In order to do that, he would have to invest a good chunk of his own money, which he was more than willing to do, considering the profit he could make.
Feeling like he could no longer be productive, Rade decided to call it a day. With the information he had, he was nowhere closer to a game plan then he had been before the review. He needed to take a break and focus on something else.
It was going to be a big night for him. Tonight was the night that he would be honoring his little brother. Even though it had been thirteen years since the death of Isaac, thoughts of him still remained in Rade’s heart.
Every year as the foundation gala approached, the night of Isaac’s death came to life and consumed Rade’s nights. He could still see that night as if it happened yesterday. It was the night his father not only took his brother from him, but also his mother. If it hadn’t been for his father’s drunken stupidity, they might still be alive today. A heart became available for his brother that night. All they needed was the consent of his parents to proceed with the surgery. Rade’s father had been drinking heavily that night. Rade’s mother offered to drive them to the hospital, but Rade’s father was too stubborn to allow it. It was the night everything ended for Rade. It was the night his light turned to dark.
Pulling his thoughts back to the present, it was time Rade headed out. He needed to get ready for the gala. On the way, instead of thinking of Isaac, his thoughts were on Dylan. He thought about how much he missed her. How he would have loved for her to share this important night with him. With there being no word from her, he couldn’t ignore that fact that she could be gone from his life for good. Maybe she hadn’t read the letter. His only hope was that if she hadn’t read it, she soon would and she would agree to meet with him. It was his only chance to get her back. To make her understand that had he known what was going to happen, he would have never taken her there. He was pretty sure that Chloe was behind it. Her appearance that night in his private room was not a coincidence. She planned it. He just needed to find the proof to confirm his suspicion.
Since Gwen had made reservations for him at The Ritz , he called ahead to make sure that everything he needed would be delivered to his room. It would be easier for him to get ready at the hotel. It also let him make sure there weren’t any additional preparations that needed to be taken care of before tonight’s event.
Rade arrived at the hotel thirty minutes later. Gwen had been already there taking care of a mix-up in the seating assignment. Looking at the large ballroom, it looked as though everything was ready. Gwen had informed Rade that three hundred guests had RSVP’d for the event.
Entering the ballroom, there were at least thirty round tables set throughout the enormous room. Each table was covered in white linen tablecloths with a centerpiece of red roses and white lilies. When Rade walked further into the grand room, he could see the seating cards placed directly in front of the fine white china place settings. Each card was inlaid with gold script, which revealed the name of the person for whom the seat was reserved. Gazing at the elegant cards, Rade knew most of the guests whose name appeared on the cards. Still, there were
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