Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as told by Christian

Chapter 17

Her expression lightens, with her fond smile. “He was good. Thorough. I think I’m going to enjoy my sessions with him.”

“I look forward to sparring with you.”

“I thought we did that already, Christian.”

I laugh. Ah, touché, Anastasia…touché.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

The morning sun is streaming through my office window as Ros enters, and we sit down at my small conference table. “How are you feeling?” I ask.

“Good, thanks, Christian. I think I’ve fully recovered from last week’s crash-landing helicopter escapade.”

“Your feet?”

She laughs. “Yes. Blisters are under control. You?”

“Yes, thanks. I think so. Though knowing it’s sabotage is a bitch.”

“Who would do such a thing?”

“I’ve no idea.”

“Have you considered a disgruntled employee?”

“Welch’s team is scrutinizing all the employee and ex-employee files to see if they can turn up any likely suspects. We’ve only identified Jack Hyde, the guy I fired at SIP.”

“The book editor?” Ros’s disbelief is obvious from her high-pitched exclamation. Her shocked expression almost makes me laugh.

“Yes.”

“Seems unlikely.”

“It does. Welch is trying to track him down, as it appears he’s not been to his apartment since I fired him. He’s following up on that.”

“Woods?” she offers, as if suddenly inspired.

“He’s definitely a suspect. Again, Welch is investigating.”

“Whoever it is, I hope you catch the bastard.”

hope so, too.” Sooner rather than later. “What’s first on your

“Kavanagh Media. We need to crack on with this deal.

“I know. I know. I have a couple of queries, which I’ll discuss with Fred. But once I’ve done that, our final proposal can go. If their people approve the cost per foot, we can start on

“Okay. I’ll hold off until you’ve checked with Fred.”

later. I’ll discuss it then. He’s showing me his latest iteration of the tablet. I think we’re ready

Have you thought about the next step with Taiwan?”

“I read the reports. They’re interesting. It’s obvious their shipyard is thriving, and I understand why they want to expand. But what I can’t get a handle on is why they’re looking to the U.S. for investment.”

“Uncle Sam is on our side,” Ros asserts.

“True. I’m sure there will be tax advantages, but it’s a big step

“Christian, it’ll be cheaper in the long run. You know this.”

right now, it might be the only way to keep the GEH shipyard open long term and retain jobs here.”

“I think we should do a full impact assessment on what this will

“Yes.” I respond. “That’s a smart idea.”

on it. But I don’t think we can stall for too long. They’ll go elsewhere.”

“I get it. What’s

“The plant. Detroit. Bill has identified three potential brownfield sites and we’re waiting for you to make a decision.” She gives me a pointed look; she knows I’ve been

Why the fuck does it have to be Detroit?

is offering the best incentives. Let’s do a comparative cost analysis,

“Okay. Good.”

We move on to discuss Woods once more, and what legal recourse we’re going to take, if any, for his disregard of our NDA.

“I think he’s hung

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