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"They’re training a new person," Zach answered quickly "And as you know very well, I like to support training young staff"

"Excellent," Davenport grunted his approval "Like to see that"

"And the third person? That’s a waste of money," Leech added He’d always been a penny pincher And that would probably never change, even though he could call a large fortune his own

Zach esture he ushered the three toward it and pressed the button so the doors opened instantly As they filed in, Zach looked over his shoulder to address his assistant "And Jessica, can you please ht?"

"For how many?"

"Two"

"Would seven thirty work?"

"Perfect, thanks" He entered the elevator and typed his access code into the pad next to the door, then pressed the button for the 45th floor Access to the floor under renovation was restricted

The elevator started to ot quite a project there," Davenport started

"You knowmy thumbs" He looked at the older er I hope you haven’t lost that character trait" At least he hoped not, because he needed to get Davenport on his side A shareholder with the kind of voting power Davenport held could either derail or greenlight a project, depending on his likes or dislikes

"I’m not so sure, Zach The project see can only be good for the company," Emily interjected "And I wouldn’t call Russia all that risky, Max, or are you getting cold feet in your old age?" Even though the words were accompanied by a friendly smile, they were nevertheless meant as a stab

"Emily, I can only attribute it to your youth that you throw around money so foolishly, because I know you’re smarter than that," Davenport shot back

All of a sudden, Zach saw it as clear as day: the two hated each other He’d never noticed it before, even though both were members of the board and they saw each other at least once a month

Maybe he’d never noticed it because he’d always been eager to avoid Emily For purely private reasons: he didn’t want to become husband number four Because whenever he and Emily met, she hinted that she wouldn’t oppose a bond between the he could continue to pretend he didn’t knohat she meant, he didn’t know

Emily was a beautiful woood faht connections He was sure there were plenty of men ould love to have a relationship with Emily, but he wasn’t one of them He liked his women more down to earth like Rochelle Da about her?