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A second later, the door popped open, and Lydia’s voice filled the space. “Morrison! Bring out our little piece of persuasion, please. Seems Grant needs a little motivation to help him do what I asked.”
The man grabbed her roughly and hauled her to her feet before he dragged her across the room. He hauled her into the living room. Her heart stopped as she spotted Grant.
His eyes went wide with shock. “Julia?”
“I’m sorry,” she said, tears shining in her eyes.
“Aw, isn’t this touching?” Lydia said.
“Let her go, Lydia, she doesn’t have anything to do with this,” Grant said.
“Oh, but she does.”
Grant shook his head. “No. She’s innocent in all of this. Let her go. We’ll handle whatever’s going on between us alone, okay?”
“I don’t think so. And she’s hardly innocent. She’s actually been playing on my team for several months now, but she’s outlived her usefulness. It seems she actually cares about you and Sierra, which means this is the only way she can help me. Now…how much do you love Little Miss Muffet? Enough to give me the Solaris plans or is Harrington Global your one true love?”
Grant swallowed hard as he stared at Julia. “I’ll get the plans.”
“Wow,” Lydia said with a cackle, “that was easy. Had I known it would be this easy, I would have done this a long time ago.”
“Don’t, Grant. You can’t let her win.”
Lydia wrapped an arm around Julia and pulled her closer. “Aw, she’s just so sweet it makes my teeth ache. Now, run along and get that flash drive. Us girls will be waiting for you.”
“Look, I’ll give you the flash drive, but you give me Julia.”
“I don’t think so, Grant. I’m not that stupid.”
“Lydia, promise me you won’t hurt her. Please.”
“I’m not going to do anything to her as long as I get what I want.” She glanced at her watch. “Oh, shoot. I’m running late. Meet me on the roof with it. I’ve got to jet.”
“Why don’t you come with me downstairs and we’ll–”
“I said get the flash drive and meet me on the roof,” Lydia growled through clenched teeth. “This isn’t a negotiation unless you’d like me to do something drastic.”
“Okay, okay,” he said, holding up his hands in defeat. He flicked his gaze to Julia, concern etched into every line of his face. “I’ll get the flash drive.”
Julia’s heart broke as she watched Grant walk out of the door. She was alone again with an unhinged Lydia. DG Industries would succeed in destroying Grant thanks to her.
Lydia grabbed her arm and pulled her toward the door. “Time to go, sweetie. I’ve got a chopper to catch.”
Julia stumbled alongside the woman as they exited into the hall, her bodyguards in tow. She led her to a stairwell, and together, they climbed to the roof level where the helipad sat empty.
On the roof, the wind blew her hair around, and a shiver shot down her spine as the cool air tickled her bare arms.
“Now, we wait. I wonder if Grant will actually save you or if his company means more to him. I know what my money’s on. Care to place a bet?”
Julia swallowed hard as she stared at Lydia’s hardened features, wondering if this was the end of the line for her.
CHAPTER 25
GRANT
Grant shifted his weight as the numbers descended far too slowly for his taste. He ran a shaky hand through his hair, blowing out a trembling breath. Lydia had finally lost it completely.
And Julia may pay the price for it. Thoughts tumbled through his mind unbidden, making the ride even more tense than it already was.
