Chapter 9

DUNCAN POV

The phone remained perched onto my ear as I listened to the ringing sound. At the third ring, it connected to the other end.

“Johnsons.”

“Is that how you answer your phone?” I interjected with a raised brow as though he could see me, causing the one at the other end of the line to laugh.

“If you speak to your employees like that, then I pity them. You sound like a dick.” I added up toying with the pen that was stuck between my middle and forefinger.

“What do you want, Duncan? You're not the one to call for gossip.” He knew me too well, and that over there was why he has been one of the only two people I kept closer to me for years.

Having a friend was one thing. But finding a brother in a friend was something entirely apart.

"Do you have any listings around here? Preferably a penthouse. The farther away it is from Meadowood Drive, the better. But not too far away from my work.” I laid my request on the table without a hitch in my voice. Apollo was a real-estate tycoon in th