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Chapter One
Graham
I brushthe sweat off them beforea cruise line was never in the cards for er to unload it onto the first interested party I’ed to my father
His ridiculous idea of putting his retirement and my inheritance into a cruise tours business made no sense toher into his will and buying outrageous things She made out very well and took off as fast as she appeared I didn’t like or trust that harpy for shit It makes me wonder if he didn’t just die from a heart attack, but I didn’t care to look too deep
Luckily, I never needed hisa multi-million-dollar tech firm took a lot of my time to keep successful, but I loved it However, his untimely death left me with the sudden need to handle the sale of the cruise line while still operatingre my schedule to accommodate this wasn’t ideal, but it had to be done
I wait on the pier next to the gangway that leads to hmy phone into my pocket, I look up, and he’s already headed towardan e the cruise ship “Hello, Mr Christakos It’s a pleasure to meet you”
“Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet me personally I’m not interested in what others say about the properties I buy I prefer to inspect them myself” He’s more like me than I expected Even his physique resembles mine
“Not a problem at all Are you ready for the tour?” I ask as we shake hands I choke on the words, re on the ocean My sto its job, and it settles back down
He pulls his hand back, cocking one brow up at ills Are you well?” The suspicious look on his face s aren’t clear cut and clean like ot nothing to worry about when it co about him that a simple search revealed His business is none of mine
“I’ him relax a little I hadn’t expected to look as shitty as I felt, but I laugh it off
“Understand that It explains why you’re so quick to sell it At first, I thought it had souessed wrong So, your seasickness works in my favor” It’s his turn to chuckle Several people, particularly wo with arched brows
I ignore the audience of curious onlookers and say, “Hey, I’ to part with it at a discount” A steep discount if it savestwo companies at once I already work more hours than I should
He rubs his hands together like a ry shark “Show me the way” A crewit behind us as I lead the way onto the ship “So if you’re queasy on ships why buy one?”
“I didn’t My father did He was Graham Hamilton II, and I’m the third He recently passed away, and I inherited it,” I explain as I walk past the deck chairs and lead hiure it’s best to start the tour off with one of the best features of the ship It towers high and holds everything passengers could want in it except an actual clothing store It has a gift shop with a bunch of rando with soo on it
“I’m sorry to hear that”
“Thanks It’s okay” He can sense that I’d rather leave it there Not wanting to ht up a sore subject, I add, “So let’s get this over with I took so it lasts or how effective they are”
“Say no h I lead the way around the ship on a grand tour, hoping to entice him as quickly as possible He h the cabins and along the corridors, taking in all the little things that see to depart in the next hour, so the passengers are about to board As we finish the examination, he and I pull off to the side