His Absolute Arrangement: A Scandalous Billionaire Love Story (Jessika, #1) Read Online Free PDF Page B

Mr. Landseer.  Really, everything's fine.  There's nothing wrong with Mrs. Landseer and we're fully capable of... I just wanted to inform you, since Jessika is a little shaken up over it, but there's no cause for concern."
    Asher let the man talk, but he hadn't been listening for awhile now.  He was already out of his office, striding down the halls, and heading to the elevator that would bring him to Jessika's office.
    ***
    I stood outside my office while the security team went through and checked everything just to be safe.  They wanted to doubly make sure everything was fine, and I really couldn't blame them.  I didn't expect to return to something like this, and as far as I knew nothing like that had happened to anyone else before, either.  It didn't seem like a thing that happened ever.  The fact that it did left me feeling lost and in a daze, as if I were dreaming.
    I'd sorted through and checked my belongings to make sure I wasn't missing anything before I called Henry.  I didn't think the intruder had taken anything, but it was difficult to tell.  A few of my USB thumb drives were scattered on top of my desk, so it was possible the culprit had copied over information from one of them onto their own system.  For all I knew, they had all of my information now.  I mostly only had stories and research files saved, but I honestly couldn't remember what else I had on there.  Personal things, pictures, all of that.  I doubted it was anything someone would be interested in, but I needed to go through everything later just to make sure.
    Henry's security team searched my office thoroughly, though.  They wanted to check for dangerous objects.  I almost laughed at that, but then my eyes widened and I clenched my jaw shut.  Was that even possible?  Bombs, or some other trap?  Did someone want to kill me?  Did they...?
    Someone came up behind me and put their arms around my waist, pulling me close.  I jumped and struggled against them.  Oh God, I was being kidnapped now.  The invader had come back for me, destroying my office as a distraction, and now they were going to finish the job.
    It was Asher, though.  He kissed my neck and embraced me tightly, holding me close to him.
    I didn't know why he was here.  I had specifically told Henry not to tell Asher, because I didn't want to bother him with it.  I was kind of upset now.  I loved the fact that Asher stopped everything and came to me, though.
    "Let's go somewhere else," Asher whispered into my ear.
    "They're still checking everything," I said, unable to keep myself from staring at the entrance to my office.
    Asher stepped to the side, still holding me, and cleared his throat.  The team of security guards peeked up.  Once they noticed the CEO of Landseer Enterprises standing there, holding me in his arms, they stood at full attention.
    "Sir," one of them said.  "Mr. Landseer, we're doing everything within our grasp to make sure that Mrs. Landseer's office is safe.  We're going to take precautions to ascertain that this never happens again, either.  If you'd like, we can install security surveillance in the room, or some other countermeasures to intrusion, or—"
    Asher nodded.  "Jessika and I will have to talk about it.  Finish up here and lock the room after.  She'll be using my office for the next few days."
    "Asher, I don't—" I started to say.
    He wouldn't budge on the matter.  Squeezing me lightly, something akin to a warning and a hug, he said, "Jessika, I understand how you feel, but we need to fix this.  I need to know what happened.  I don't want anything happening to you, either."
    "It's fine," I said, speaking words even though I didn't believe them.  "Nothing happened.  It was just some trivial incident.  Not everyone likes me, and I knew that.  It's nothing to worry about.  Maybe I deserved it."  I said the last part in a hushed voice, staring at the ground.
    Did I deserve it?  Just words, yes, but words could hurt