The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 114

Fiona

Gerald was very nervous. That was not normal.

Usually my colleague was calm and confident. He’d been working for Crescent Ventures for over a decade, up on the eighty-ninth floor for nearly half of that tenure, and seemed very much at home here.

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What’s going on?”

r’s chair, sighing as he went. He didn’t wait till I was seated across the desk before he leapt right in. “I was just on the phone with the development company. We’re looking at a big delay with the build sites.”

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declared bankrupt.”

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rted searching for news stories on this topic while Gerald told me more about his conversation with our client, the real estate developer I had been working with for months to expand their pr

like everything was going very well with the project lately. We had just broken ground on the third and final construction site, while the other two were well unde

d have known tha

n the table. My mind was already racing. “How about we meet in the conference ro

good.”

now we will have a proposal ready in the morning, detailing our new plan of action in r

hing else?”

loudly. Gerald arched an eyebrow.

in quickly. They can help us with all the damage control we need to get started immediately.”

om my purse.

ow I would not be back in time for dinner

the team.

e would not read into it. Take it the wrong way. Think that I was being emotional about Iris and a

Alexander

se the time for a private conversation.

of times – I didn’t need directions. But I plugged the address into the Benz’s GPS anyway, looking for a curre

ighway.

peakers. “How are things back home?”

are fine here. You have a minu

t can I do for you, nephew?”

ing.”

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orks that you’re not telling me about?”

d’s voice fell flat when he replied, “No. Like w

so much responsibility right now, covering your meetings.”

ng to piece together my meaning.

gation?”

”

nor seemed sincere. “Why are you piling so much on her, then?”

his is my pregnant fiancée, right? She needs time in the day to sleep, Conrad. She’s working twenty hour days right now. It’s not healthy.”

d to answer your question… I told you I want to promote her. She’s a good project manager, but her best talents are wasted in that role. She needs to be in leadership. I’m using this opportunity to train her. And test her. See if she’s ready.”

ull-time jobs at once right now.”

’m on the road right now.”

. That’s fine

maid?” he asked quickly, like a parting thought.

, too, would have to wait until later, when we had more time for storytelling.

ore I push her on it any further.”

“hm” sound.

I assured my impatient uncle. “She knows exactly what happened. I know she does. She’s got the information. But it’s going to take some time to get it. We have to be patient.”

se and turned into the parking structure that stood n

l do.”

o covered spots in a far corner, my usual spot when I came here to meet with my attorney.

my lips when I saw Fiona’s name on the lock screen.

when I opened and read her text.