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But I’d have to wait until later to find out what was going on. Right now, I had a board meeting to focus on.
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    Nathan
    I was up all night thinking about Fiona, and I needed to know exactly whom I was dealing with.
    “Thanks for meeting with me, Bryce,” I spoke as we shook hands and I took a seat across from his desk.
    “Not a problem, Nathan. I will admit that I was surprised to get your call. What can I do for you?” He leaned back in his chair and interlaced his fingers.
    “I’m inquiring about one of your ex-employees, Fiona Winslow.”
    “What about her?”
    “What kind of employee was she? And I want the truth. From what I’ve heard, she was in line for a big promotion.”
    “She was and, unfortunately, the promotion went to someone else. But she was a damn good employee. Very smart. Probably one of the smartest and most creative people I’d ever had work for me.”
    “Care to tell me how?”
    “Well.” He removed his black-rimmed glasses from his face. “She brought on more accounts than anyone else had. One of my other employees screwed up with Nike and they were on the verge of leaving until Fiona stepped in and saved it. She made them promises and followed through with them. Made them happy.”
    “So why didn’t she get the promotion?”
    “It’s a little complicated. May I ask why you’re so interested in her? You do know that she’s taken over running her father’s company.”
    “Yes, I know, and that company is in a lot of trouble. I’m thinking about becoming an investor, but I need to know whom I’m dealing with first.”
    “If anyone can turn that company around, it’s Fiona. Not only is she business smart, but she’s street smart too. People adore her. She has a way of taking her most brutal enemy and making them her friend. She has a way with people. Like I said, she would have had that promotion without hesitation if—”
    “If you were thinking with your head instead of your dick, right?” I smirked.
    He looked down in embarrassment. “You know what it’s like, Nathan, in our world.”
    Getting up from my seat, I spoke, “No, actually, I don’t, Bryce, because I don’t let my dick get in the way of business decisions. Business is business and pleasure is pleasure. You need to keep the two separate or else you’ll sink. Thanks again for meeting with me.” I walked out of his office.
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    Fiona
    “Who the hell do they think they are?” I scowled as I stormed out of the boardroom.
    “The board of directors,” Uncle Robbie replied.
    “They’re giving me six months to turn this company around or they’re voting me out. Six months is absurd. I can’t do that in six months and they know it! This is their way of trying to force me out.”
    “Calm down, Fiona.” Uncle Robbie clasped my shoulders. “Don’t let them get to you.”
    “How can I not? This is my family’s company and I’ll be damned if I’m forced out of it.”
    “There’s the fierce woman I’ve been waiting for.” He smiled as he kissed my forehead. “I have another meeting. I’ll fill you in later.”
    Taking a seat behind my desk, I laid my head down.
    “Are you okay, Fiona?” Josh asked.
    “No.” I lifted my head up. “I want everything you can find on each of the board members.”
    “Huh?”
    “I want information on each of the board members. Anything you can dig up and dig deep, really deep. They’re corporate thugs and I’m sure they have skeletons in their closet.”
    “Umm. Okay. Anything else?”
    “Not right now.”
    My phone rang, and when I looked over, I saw it was Nathan. Ugh. Now was not a good time.
    “Hello.”
    “Hello, beautiful. I’m thinking dinner tonight. What do you say?”
    “I can’t. I’m having dinner with Lydia.”
    “Can’t you have dinner with her another night?”
    “No. I already made plans. I’m sure you have plenty of friends that would love to have dinner with you tonight.”
    “That’s not the point. I wanted to have dinner