Time to Play(51)
“Someone set up cameras in every room in your apartment and began to broadcast it over the internet.”
Simone felt her cheeks heat up.
“What?”
“Have you ever heard of girls getting paid to show their homes off, bring guys back to their apartment for people to watch?”
She nodded her head. There had been a documentary on it some time ago. She’d hated watching it let alone thinking of some guy or guys watching her and getting off on the experience.
“Do you mean to tell me, someone set up my apartment for guys to spy on me?”
Cole and Callum nodded. She shuddered. Simone was freaked out by the thought of someone watching her. Getting off on watching her take a shower or go to the toilet.
Ew.
“Moving on, your broadcast went down about a week ago. I got my guys to go into your apartment and find every single camera. Your apartment is clean and camera free,” Daniel said.
“I may sleep better. Not! Wait, my dad pays for that apartment,” she said.
Her brother shook his head. “I pay for your apartment. He wanted nothing to do with you.”
Her father was a lying bastard.
Chapter Seventeen
Cole tried to contain his chuckle.
“Cole and Callum gave me the files of everyone you had worked with and had access to your area of the building,” Daniel said. He walked over to her desk with Callum coming up behind him. “Nothing looked out of place until I saw this guy.”
He flicked a file open. Cole didn’t recognise the man.
“What about John?” she asked.
“You know him?” Callum asked.
Simone nodded. “His name is John Buttons. Besides being a cheating scumbag he’s harmless.”
“How do you know this?” Daniel asked.
“He was the boyfriend you caught sleeping with his secretary?”
Cole froze.
“Yeah.”
“What’s his name?” Daniel asked.
“John Buttons.”
Daniel shook his head. “His real name is Clarke Wilson. He was accused of sexual harassment some years ago. Malcolm didn’t want to fire him, but I forced the issue. This was before I started out on my own. This guy is bad news.”
“Why do I think Malcolm has something to do with this?” Callum asked.
“Because Malcolm would plant him inside your company. Only he’d use him to gain information to take you down. Not to take your money.”
“That’s his signature on the form,” Simone said.
Cole turned back to her.
“I knew I recognised the writing, I couldn’t place it.”
“What I don’t get is why Malcolm would use someone like him. He wasn’t exactly the brightest person alive. The only thing Clarke was good at was trying to feel up the ladies and being late for work. He couldn’t do what Malcolm wanted him to do,” Daniel said.
“That makes no sense.” Cole added.
“John was also the only man you ever let into your apartment,” Daniel said.
“You mean he was the one responsible for broadcasting me over the internet?” Simone asked. He heard the upset in her voice.
“I’m afraid so, sis.”
“That is disgusting.”
“Do you want the other good news?” Daniel asked.
“What?” Cole was getting annoyed. Her brother was bringing nothing but bad news.
“John Buttons or Clarke Wilson was spotted going into our father’s main building. I’ve called the police and given them the update. We can be there to confront both of them if you’re ready.”
“I’ll go and get dressed. I want to witness this,” Cole said.
Callum was in agreement.
Cole took the quickest shower of his life. When he came out of the bathroom and made his way through to the sitting room, Simone was curled up against her brother.
“It’s going to be okay. I’m not going to let anything happen to you,” Daniel said.
His friend came up behind him. He pressed a finger to his lips to be quiet.
“How can you take care of this? There are people out there who have seen me naked, Daniel. This is worse than anything else.”
“Cole and Callum will not care.”
“Not yet they don’t. They will though. Who wants a woman who has been seen by half the world?” Simone sniffled wiping her eyes.
“I think you’re presuming too much, sweetheart. There is no way half the world has seen you naked.”
She chuckled.
“Do I need to kick their ass?” he asked.
“No. They’re wonderful, Daniel. Please, let’s sort this mess out, and then we can figure everything else out.”
She rubbed her nose. Cole and Callum made their presence known.
“Let’s go and kick some butt,” Cole said.