Hearts On The Horizon
y in his message had me on edge. The whole day had felt like one big fight, from the boardroom to
, his face serious. He waved me in, and I
didn't waste any time, his expression reflecting a rare int
yebrow. "What
ers. "He's not happy. About the expansi
dn't think I was ready, but hearing i
I asked, trying to k
re rushing into this without thinking about the l
ustration. "I can't believe this. I've been working n
great work. But you also know how Elliot works. He's protective of the family business, and he doesn't t
eed him telling me how to do
riding on this, and he's not about to let anyone-especially not someone he thinks is inexperienced-take t
t was a constant thorn in my side, and now it seemed like Mark was confirming every
n for me?" I asked, my
e vision, but Elliot's not going to back you unless you can show him you can handle the pr
stone. I'd been doing everything I could to prove myself, but it wasn't eno
m?" I asked, incredulous. "I thought I w
He's never fully trusted anyone who wasn't part of the family. You're go
e to keep proving myself until he finally decides I'm worthy? I'm done with
eality. You have to show him that you're not just a busine
ke a trap, a box I'd never be able to break out of. No matter what I did, I would always be
ll I could think about was Elliot. And how no matter how much
re than that. You've got to show Elliot that you can handle not just the project but the
e project, the expectations, the rivalry with Elliot-it was all stac
whispered. "I don't know if I can k
u've got to dig deep. This is your shot. Don't le
d to think. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized something i
efore I could stop them. "I'm going to tell Elliot that I'm n
"You sure about that? It
e steadier than I felt. "If he wants to
adable. "Just be careful, Clara.
ms. If Elliot wasn't going to support me, then I would make him see that I
nation, but it didn't last long. Because as I rounded the c
a long time, I wasn't su