Billionaire Unveiled by J. S. Scott

Author:J. S. Scott [Scott, J. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Golden Unicorn Enterprises Inc
Published: 2017-07-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

A few days later, Julia checked the messages on her phone from the window seat on a public bus. She wasn’t worried about missing her stop since she knew the route well. This was a ride she took as many days as she could. Down to the Diamond District with her bag that doubled as a display case for her jewelry.

Her phone rang.

“Julia.” Her father’s ever-cheerful voice rang clear across the miles. “What are you up to today?”

She smiled into the phone. “The usual. I try to pitch to one new jewelry store each day.”

“You must be a pro by now.”

“Or something,” she said with some irony. She didn’t know if she was getting better at pitching her jewelry, but she was definitely becoming more experienced doing it.

“I am so proud of you.”

“Thanks, Dad. Eventually one of the stores is going to buy my line. Or, I will have the dubious title of being one of the few people who has met every single jeweler in New York City.”

“Just be yourself, Julia. That’s the best sales pitch.”

“I’m not sure I should take advice from someone Mom used to hide from customers.”

“That’s only because when they asked me for my opinion I would give them my honest answer. Your mother is much more diplomatic than I am.”

“How is she?”

Her father was quiet for a moment. “She had a good day yesterday. I took her to the ocean. Do you remember the beach she always took you to when you were little? The one with the abandoned stone building next to it? You used to picnic in front of it. Then you always begged her to take you inside. She’d tell you that it wasn’t a good idea, but the two of you would go in anyway. She told me it was your fault. You used to pretend you knew the last owners and would insist that you’d promised you would take care of their old place. Your mother always did have a weak spot for dreamers.”

“She told you that yesterday?”

“No, honey, she didn’t remember the place.”

Julia bit her lip and looked sadly down at her lap. For just a moment, she had let herself believe in what she knew was impossible. “I thought you said she was doing much better on her new medication.”

Her father’s tone was gentle. “She is. We had a good day together. That’s what’s important right now. She’s happy. That’s all I care about. I want that for you too, Julia. Whether it’s in New York or here with us . . . whether you sell every piece of jewelry you make, or you discover you want something else entirely, it doesn’t matter. Just find something that makes you happy.”

The bus began to fill and a woman sat down in the seat next to Julia. The glare the woman gave her was a not-so-subtle hint to end the call. “I have to go, Dad. I’ll call you tomorrow.”

Julia was about to return her phone to her purse when it rang again.

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