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"I told you last er I assumed the matter was settled," he said a bit too harshly
"Lucas, don’t you dare use that tone of voice withbut a diaper on You knew that when your father retired I would be leaving as soon as you got settled in I stayed on to make sure you had a smooth transition but now it’s my turn for retirement I love this coet on with things and bring in a new generation"
"I’ Can you work one more month so I can find an appropriate replacement to take your position? I will double your salary since I know it’s an inconvenience to you," he pleaded, trying to forget that Amy was even in the room
"Your father already conducted the interviews and A and she’s doing a remarkable job," she finished and patted Amy on the back
Suddenly Aain The minute he turned those eyes back on her she felt her stoh heat packed in his eyes to be considered a fire hazard She’d never reacted so strongly to a s flooding through her
"I’ll speak to my father about this but I should’ve been inforet too comfortable in your new position Ms Harper," he spoke with the uph the doorway, shutting it a little bit harder than necessary
"I thought he knew that I’d been hired He didn’t even know you were leaving," A her dream job before it had even started
"Now don’t you worry about anything Aot absorbed in their work and the incident was placed on the back burner, still there, but put away for the moment
"Dad, how do you expect s without lettingin front of his father, back and forth across the parlor at his parents’ home
"Now son, I told you when I left Esther would be retiring once you got settled in I also told you I would take care of her replaceot about that And it’s not Esther’s fault you didn’t take her resignation seriously," his father said
"Dad, I know you’re up to soure out what it is this ti my own staff," he spoke with frustration It was soreasonable "It doesn’t exactly look good when the president of the co on in his own offices," he finished
"Son, I interviewed about thirty people and Ms Harper was, by far, the most qualified candidate
Believe me, you’ll have no proble her to you" Little did his son know that he was actually checking her out as his future daughter-in-law and could care less about her qualifications as an executive assistant, although she’d done very well in school and would most likely do an extraordinary job at the office
"Fine, I’ll see how she works out but if she doesn’t work soundly with me then I’ll fire her and the next person will be someone that I find, not you," he said
"Of course Lucas," his dad quickly agreed "Now on to other business," he pro back to work By the tione He could still s her e that his new e but trouble for hih their connecting doors into his own office, which made Amy’s new one seem small, if that were possible He sat back on his couch and started reading a file, falling asleep before he knew it That wasn’t unusual He slept at the office as much as he did in his own ho up, saying he was a sixty year old er’s body He didn’t care if they teased hioals and responsibilities and if that ers were into, then so be it Look at where he was now
He was the head of a cohout the world and had more than most people could even drea pretty good What a difference froo Thewell at her job, if she did think so herself
"A "It’s my retirement party" Amy looked up to find hundreds of people crowded around the front office Everyone was chattering and eating cake
"A?" This came from Joseph Anderson He walked up and threw an arreat Mr Anderson Thank you again for givingwhat else to say
"Nonsenseright in and doing a fantastic job" He laughed heartily
"Now come with me There’s soed her across the room
"Mike, I want you to meet Amy She’s the new executive assistant for Lucas," he said in an excessively loud voice, which had several heads turning towards theroarmer as she didn’t like to be the center of attention
"Nice to meet you Amy," Mike replied
"I will just leave the two of you to chat for a while," Joseph said with a chuckle while walking away A his company pleasant