Teasing the Boss
“Simon barked into the phone.
“Rough night?” Victoria’s sultry voice didn’t lose any of its impact through the tiny speaker.
“You could say that.” He fell back into the wood rocking chair on the deck that overlooked the steady waves. “How are things on your end? Did you get a chance to look at those projections?” Victoria was silent and Simon sat up straighter. “Victoria. What’s going on?”
“Dad’s in the hospital.” Her tone was as calm and collected as ever, and he couldn’t get a read on her mood....
“Shit,” he whispered. “What happened?”
“I need you back here, Simon. Dad’s heart is failing him faster than anyone ever expected. They put him in a medically induced coma for now, but no one knows if he’s going to come out of it. Terry’s back in town, and I need some more people on my side here.”
Simon clenched the phone in his fist. Richard Green had always had the grand plan to leave his chain of hardware stores to his family. Only he’d never planned on his daughter being the only business-minded one of his two kids.MoreLess
“Rough night?” Victoria’s sultry voice didn’t lose any of its impact through the tiny speaker.
“You could say that.” He fell back into the wood rocking chair on the deck that overlooked the steady waves. “How are things on your end? Did you get a chance to look at those projections?” Victoria was silent and Simon sat up straighter. “Victoria. What’s going on?”
“Dad’s in the hospital.” Her tone was as calm and collected as ever, and he couldn’t get a read on her mood....
“Shit,” he whispered. “What happened?”
“I need you back here, Simon. Dad’s heart is failing him faster than anyone ever expected. They put him in a medically induced coma for now, but no one knows if he’s going to come out of it. Terry’s back in town, and I need some more people on my side here.”
Simon clenched the phone in his fist. Richard Green had always had the grand plan to leave his chain of hardware stores to his family. Only he’d never planned on his daughter being the only business-minded one of his two kids.MoreLess
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