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Cal cocked his head "You want a raise You don’t need to hold afor this You deserve a pay bump"

"I don’t want just a raise, Cal I want to be promoted to CFO of Pierce Brothers I want to be part of the board of directors"

Dalton whistled A grin curved his lips "Man, this is gonna be good," he drawled, taking a bite of a sihtful look on his face Cal nodded, urging her to go on She refused to glance over at Tristan She didn’t need any negative energy affecting her presentation

"I’ve been in charge of the accounts at Pierce Brothers for years, which goes beyond the standard accounts receivables and payables Besides budgeting, I’ with our local vendors for discounts and securing new jobs, and I have built solid relationships that keep productivity at increased levels I’ve included a breakdown of the past quarter’s profit raphs, which were also included in the work sheets "As Pierce Brothers has evolved, the workload has doubled, and all of you are consistently in the field I’ve been able to fill in the gap by being o, I secured a new contract with Grey’s Custonificant discount to our clients I was able to do this because ofup my main base of contacts keeps Pierce Brothers viable and able to keep offering unique ainst the desk "I was impressed with Grey’s The quality is top-notch, and they’ve been easy to ith You did a great job"

She gave a slight nod "Thank you I’d like to show you how those savings affected our botto down each of her skills and leading up to theit home

"I believe it’s time to move forward We’re financially stable and ready to take on a bigger job with our redesigning and renovation projects" Tristan glanced up, frowning This was the delicate part of negotiations She was stepping directly into Tristan’s territory, but it was tianization on her own "I’ve been in talks with Ada soton area and on the lookout for an opportunity I believe he’s finally found one"

"Cush developer in New York City I worked with hih to be involved in such a conversation without e?"

His voice was chilled, like one of those frosty ht a shiver, determined not to let him intimidate her Not any ith him for the property on Allerton He came into the office one day, but no one was here, so I took thethe property, but he kept in contact with ton We both hold a si n to court a solid middle-class income bracket"

"What properties is he interested in?" Tristan flicked out the deht s" She clicked to the next slide of her PowerPoint, sketching out a block of houses "He’ll be purchasing a total of eight houses on Bakery Street"

Dalton stared at the screen, shaking his head "Bakery? Those houses are in bad shape Most of the tenants abandoned them, and no one’s been interested in renovation for an entire block"

"Exactly" She pushed the button for the next screen "Adam has been able to purchase the entire lot and plans to renovate theether, then flip them This is the breakdown of approximate costs We still need architectural proposals drawn up and design specifics discussed, but he’s on board and wants Pierce Brothers to take the job"

Tristan studied the papers in front of him as if he were a lawyer about to take the bar exa Dalton shot her a proud grin It took everything she had not to saze focused on Cal