Love in the Shadows of Legacy

Enterprises tower, craning my neck t

lis had given me. It was filled with documents I barely unders

oreign on my shoulder, and my feet ached fro

myself, It's just a building. Ju

G

ilings and a waterfall that probably

expensive suits, having

essional smile, "I'm Janet Morrison. Mr Thompson's – I mean,

l. I have an execu

et's perfectly manicured hands, "I hav

we head up to your office? The

Janet explained a few things about the company's

make me feel even

ad to all the ways I co

aling the most beautiful office I had eve

eak. Never, in all the years I had spen

middle. Behind this huge desk, windows stretched from floor to cei

tional decor," Janet said, "But if this do

to be

anet went on, "All your briefing materials are ready and Mr.

of a conference table, surrounded by the most intimidat

dly as Willis did

'm Robert Hartley, Chairman of the board. I think I speak for everyon

difficult to get any words past my

rstand this is...

forward, "Miss Rose, do you have any experience

ntimidated I felt, "I ha

room full of MBAs and yea

You work at an art supply store. No management experience,

the traditional qu

Thompson Enterprises employs more than fifteen thousand

breasts, "Very well then, I understand that. B

ng straight in his final months. Pe

elt myself shrinking in my chair. Just

y said, "that perhaps you would be more comfortable in a

this man think he was, "Proper leaders

the door swung open with enough

oked even more dashing than I'd remembered. His dark eyes did a full sw

're the mysterious

gorgeous, infuriating man I had la

caught me in my mos

hings I was still st

Oh God.

Alexander, this is a p

mn," He said, "I think I have every right

w he was still eve

I hoped, "I did not steal any

irked, "Tell me, Miss Rose. How exactly do you co

tion hit l

didn't even know your great unc

board member was watching this confrontation, " A complete stranger suddenly inherits bill

my cheeks burning, "I never

know nothing about," He said. "Tell me, princess

mation of what I already

learn

e going to learn how to run a billion-d

n but Alexander ignored him,

ly my ears, "You're going to realise that you're in over your head and you're going to walk away

eyes that had looked at me

. Thompson?" I asked, tilti

t reality. Some lessons

go home and choke on a bucket of ice cream or someth

epared to be disappointed." I sa