Heiress of Roses: Book 2 of the Cartel Elements Series by Asia Monet

Author:Asia Monet [Monet, Asia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2024-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Dante

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The sound of the door broke my attention from my laptop. I was trying to get some work done while Lexie was getting ready for our outing tonight. I was practicing the method Lexie had taught me about cross checking numbers to our own specific product sales, when I heard the knocking.

I rose from my seat and strolled towards the door. I checked the peephole to see my father standing there with his hands shoved into his pockets.

What the hell was he doing here?

Reluctantly, I unlocked and opened the door. I barely opened my mouth to say hello when my father’s hand lashed out and grabbed me by my throat.

He shoved me inside and slammed me against the wall in the hallway. “How dare you tell my men to defy me, you little shit,” he hissed. His fist came down and collided with my cheek, sending my head to the side. “Do you think you’re big and bad now because I let you take the reins?” His hand tightened around my throat as he pulled me forward and slammed my head back against the wall. “Because you’re not! You’re nothing but a fucking pussy!” His fist flew down again.

This time, I expected the attack and blocked his hit with my arm. I lifted my leg and kicked his abdomen, pushing him off of me. I let out a deep cough, my windpipe adjusting to the new flow of air rushing through after being constricted.

He lunged for me again. “You couldn’t talk to me face-to-face like a man! You had to go behind my back like a goddamn coward!”

Dodging his attack, I said, “Keep your voice down!”

“Why? You don’t want your precious little wife to know you’re not half the man you pretend to be?”

“No. I don’t want her to storm in here and put a knife through your head.” Ducking under another hit, I pushed my forearm against his chest and shoved him against the wall. “Now, shut up and listen. I haven’t had time to talk to you because Lexie and I have been busy all week with meetings with the wedding planner and fixing the funds you fucked up.”

He shoved my arm off. “We need the shaved money for our supplier.”

“The Ruizs are our priority supplier now,” I reminded him. “At least for the product they give us. If you want to shave off the funds from our other suppliers, then that’s fine, but we can’t touch their money.”

“Then how are we supposed to make our own profit? Right now, most of our revenue is coming from the Ruiz’s and the Bianchi’s products. How are we supposed to pay our men and our other suppliers when all of our money is going to them?”

“If you’d be patient, you would know the Ruizs return the paychecks for our men. You speak more to the Bianchis than I do, so you probably know more about their timeliness with paying their workers. Have they been giving us our cut of the funds?”

“Yes, but it’s not a lot.

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