From: Leila Williams
Subject: Thank you
Date: August 27 2011 14:00 EST
To: Christian Grey
Sir, or should I just call you Mr. Grey?
I don’t know anymore.
I wanted to say thank you.
For everything.
In person.
Please.
Leila
I scowl at the screen, and at Leila’s audacity. I’ve asked her, via Flynn, not to contact me directly, and yet she’s sent me this e-mail. I send it on to Flynn and ask him to remind her of my precondition to paying for her treatment and her tuition fees. Hopefully she won’t contact me again.
To add to my annoyance, there’s an e-mail from Ros telling me that the Taiwanese would like to talk tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. their time. On a Sunday? What time is that here?
I google it—shit. That’s half-past midnight, tonight.
What the hell?
I call Ros.
“Christian, hi. How are you?” She sounds upbeat, which only adds to my annoyance.
“Pissed. Can you change the time of this call?”
“I know. It’s ridiculous. But no. One of their execs is only available then.”
“On a Sunday?”
“It’s something to do with them having to be off-site when they make this call.”
I sigh. “Okay.”
“I’ll be on the call, too,” she says, in an attempt to mollify me, I suspect. “And we’ll have an interpreter.”
“Okay, I’ll speak to you then.” I hang up, irritated.
To hell with this.
head into the den, where Elliot and Ethan are playing pool and drinking beer. I join them for a drink.
the deal with you and Mia?” Elliot asks Ethan.
Ethan chuckles. “You’re as bad as your brother.” He eyes me. “Like I said to Christian, we’re just friends.”
Elliot raises an eyebrow and directs a look at me.
I take a long swig of cool, clean-tasting beer.
“Did you get what you needed from town?” I ask Elliot as we watch Ethan slam in a couple
“Yeah.” He grins.
“Did
Elliot cocks his head to
“Little bird told me.”
Elliot scowls and Ethan fouls the white ball, so he goes to take his shot.
My phone buzzes in my back
From: Anastasia Grey
Subject: Does My Butt Look Big in This?
Date: August 27 2011 18:53 MST
Mr. Grey
I need your sartorial advice.
Yours
Mrs.
Now, this I have to see. I type a quick response.
From: Christian
Subject: Peachy
Date: August 27 2011 18:55 MST
To: Anastasia Grey
Mrs. Grey
I seriously doubt it.
But I will come and give your butt a thorough examination just to
Yours in anticipation
Mr.
CEO, Grey Enterprises
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