The judgement

Adam’s POV

It was hard not to make one. There were several factors that made this deal with Tom so fucking nuts. One, the man himself was a certified bastard. Perhaps my view of him wasn’t entirely professional and I wasn’t bothered about it. A man who raised his hands on his wife, treated her like garbage and yet acted like a damned hog who couldn't keep his dick in his pants, was no less than a bastard. 

It was agonizing. Sitting close to him in my study, just a table between us, concealing him from my rage. There was that urge to flip the table out of the way and then make true the words I had said to Eve the night before. 

“Mr Stone?” Tom’s voice crashed whatever thoughts came after that. I was reminded of the harsh present where I was. I had to check the damned property Harrison was hell bent on showing me. His confidence about the property was encouraging, but there see