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“Wondering what? That I don’t really love her?”

“Maybe you’re telling yourself you do Ormore to this than meets the eye”

“What’re you getting at?”

He shrugged “Not saying anything one way or another But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking it”

“Thinking what? That there’s so on here?”

Another shrug “I know you, Joshua I know the kind of h to be a hell of an asset to the coh to know a person doesn’t change who they really are”

“You think I’m still like that?”

“Let e who they are deep down But with some hard work and dedication they can keep their worst traits at bay, make roo the second one of those things I wanted to give you a little push, a chance to see hoonderful it is to be a fa it if I didn’t believe it would be the best for you”

“And I get that It’s why I’er to do it”

“That’s what I’ But there’s still a chance…” He trailed off, his words lingering in the night air “Letyou the chance of a lifeti’s on the level, then great, I’m excited as hell for you, kid But if not—”

“You think I’m not on the level?”

Dad went on as if I hadn’t said a word “But if not, you’ll have confired, not even a little If I find out that so’s off with you and this woman, you’re out as CEO”

I said nothing

“But that’s not all If you’re trying to pull so to needyou’re not only out as CEO, but you’re out of the company And you’re out of the will”

I was stunned, my jaw dropped “Are you serious?”

“Serious as hell If the next heart attack ends up being the one that does me in, then at least I’ll know you’ll be out there on your own, no option but to get your daether and ht be, it’s up to you But it won’t be with my money”

“Then who’d be CEO?”