The Billionaire's Secretary (Billionaire's Series Book 1) by L.J. Love Page A

trial. Is your dad at the office?”
    “Ummm, yes he is.”
    “Great! I’m still downtown so I was hoping we could all meet over at Guyton Industries so I can debrief everyone.”
    “Why don’t you come here, Aurora? I’m here and so is Aaron.”
    “I really didn’t want any of this to taint our dealings with Lu Wei. It’s better that you keep him occupied in Atlanta for the rest of the day and we can all meet in Alpharetta later today.”
    “Okay, Aurora. Can we say about 7 o’clock? In the boardroom at the office?”
    “Perfect, thanks Adrian. I’ll see you there.”
    She felt guilty not agreeing with Adrian to deliver the news in Stone Mountain, but she just didn’t want to create a situation where he was trying to seduce her into any inappropriate behavior. It was true that she wanted to keep Lu Wei and the Tsang Wei deal sterile of Alan’s trial, but she also wasn’t sure she had the self control to say no to him if the need arose. Things were getting hot and heavy with him and though she was enjoying herself immensely, Aurora knew all too well that she would have to end it before the true version of their future working relationship came into effect. How many women in junior positions had had successful sexual relationships with their bosses? Too few to count, as far as she was concerned.
    “Rebecca, call up the press. Tell them there will be an all access press conference at the Guyton Industries offices tonight at 7:30. They can get in touch with Maxwell James, head of security about access restrictions as well as anything they might need to broadcast live. Right after I’ve debriefed the family, we’ll open up the boardroom to the press. Eric Caplan is going to make a statement and he won’t be answering any questions.”
    “Yes, ma’am.”
     
    ***
     
    The lights from the news cameras were almost blinding in the glamorous boardroom at Guyton Industries. Aurora had arranged the family neatly on the far side of the table so as to maintain as much space between them and the media as possible. She stood just to Adrian’s left and listened intently as Eric Caplan made his announcement. She looked around her and studied their faces. Alan was elated at finally being freed from the confines of his Duluth home, Andrew was beaming at having all his boys back together again, Caplan looked proud of himself and his team. Everyone seemed relaxed, happy even; everyone except Aaron. He looked agitated, maybe even a little frightened. Aurora thought that was very strange.
    “Ladies and gentlemen, it has been ruled by a judge of the Alpharetta criminal court that the charges against my client, Alan Guyton, have been dropped. The case so far was based on the evidence submitted by the Alpharetta police and the District Attorney’s office, and it has been ruled that none of that evidence is deemed admissible against him. On those grounds, the evidence is void, the case has been dismissed and a mistrial has been declared. We are happy that the ordeal is now over and my clients may now return to a somewhat normal life. Thank you.”
    Of course, as soon as he had finished, the crowd exploded in a torrent of questions, even though they had been informed that there would be no further comment made.
    “Ladies and gentlemen, I am sure you were advised that neither I nor my clients will be answering any questions for you tonight. Anything that we would like to share will be communicated to you in the usual manner.”
    Aurora nodded to the security guards who had been tactfully positioned inside the room. They moved forward in unison, ushering the crowd back out the large double doors and closed them silently behind them. The security team outside the room continued to herd the reporters all the way out into the lobby and through the front doors, locking them securely once everyone was outside.
     
     
    Chapter Ten
     
    In the weeks that followed things seemed to fall right into place at Guyton Industries. The rest of