“Justin? What are you doing here?” Alessia poked her head out of the room at the sound of voices, pausing in surprise when she saw him standing there.
“I heard from Cole, so I thought I’d swing by and check in.”
Alessia nodded, waved the workers inside, and quickly explained the situation before stepping back out. She found Brendan trailing after Justin, surveying the house like a pair of detectives.
“Is your old habit acting up again?” Alessia didn’t bother with pleasantries; she slapped Justin on the back, the sharp smack making Brendan jump. When she saw
Justin wasn’t fazed, she relaxed.
“Dad, let me introduce you. This is my friend, Justin. He’s in construction.”
Her introduction was casual, as if Justin was just an everyday acquaintance. Justin seemed used to it, greeting Brendan politely with a “Good afternoon, sir.”
“In construction? Lessie, Mr. Keane isn’t just ‘in construction.‘ He’s the–well, he’s famous. They call him a genius architect…” Brendan stuttered, glancing at Justin.
“You’ve heard of me, sir? Please, just call me Justin. Lessie and I go way back–no need for formalities.” Justin’s easy warmth left Brendan a little flustered; after all, he’d once witnessed Justin tear into a nouveau riche client without mercy.
was negotiating a packaging design deal with the Keane Group. As luck would have it, Justin was the
and sole heir.
insults, the way Justin’s voice carried right through two closed doors into the meeting room. Yet the man standing here now was all charm and good manners, making Brendan wonder if
He and Karen hovered by the door,
you? Maybe you should go in and check,” Karen
arguing about the layout…” Brendan frowned, just about to step
seemed startled
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talk it out. Don’t start a fight,” Karen said, clearly worried. Alessia
he gets when he’s focused–he’s not yelling at anyone. Sometimes the construction site’s so loud, he forgets how loud he’s talking.” Alessia wasn’t about to tell her mother just how sharp Justin’s tongue could be when dealing with
“Really?”
revealing a perfectly calm scene: Justin deep in discussion with the foreman, only his tousled hair betraying
food. Carey and the others will be here soon,
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