Chapter 2. Meeting the Boss

It took us almost an hour to reach her family home after a quick stop at Barney's to pick up our takeout dinner. And I was shocked to find that she was living alone in the two stories mansion.

I've read her file, her parents had passed away, her brother was jailed for spousal abuse and died there not long ago. Her family was known for her brother's scandal and the company was suffering because of the neglect and mismanagement.

It was an easy fix and I was needing her company for an expansion project that me and my brother Larry was doing.

"Let's eat first, and we will talk about work later."

I have never found a woman with such determination before, she's very thin and pale and strangely still looked beautiful. I was quick to open the door for her while carrying our dinner with my other hand.

She was moving methodically turning all the lights in her family home. I can see it was slightly dusty, and my next words seemed to ir