His Beauty: The Cohan Billionaire Brothers Book Three (An Office Romance) by Layla Holt

Author:Layla Holt [Holt, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Layla Holt
Published: 2020-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

FRUSTRATION WELLED up inside Lance as he pored through the annual reports for Vista Gum for the last couple of years. There was a lot of information missing from the documents. Information he could only have access to if Candin Inc formally expressed an interest in a merger.

An internal review would give a clearer picture of the struggling company’s true financial position. Lance itched to get down to work, reviewing options for growing Vista gum’s revenue and profitability. But he had to be patient. Bide his time until he could return to the board again.

In the meantime, he had sent out a discreet word that Candin Inc could be an interested party.

“Lance?”

He looked up and smiled at Corrine. He hadn’t heard her come in.

“You looked so deep in thought,” she said.

“Guilty,” Lance said and rubbed the back of his neck. “I was trying to make sense of these annual reports from Vista Gum.”

Corrine stepped into the office. She’d slung her handbag on her shoulder. He hadn’t realized how fast time had gone.

“You’re a workaholic,” she said.

He laughed. “Maybe, but there’s no incentive to go home early. Honestly though, I do love my work.”

“I know what you mean,” Corrine said, a wistful note in her voice.

It was the voice of someone who was not content with the work they were doing and that concerned him. As much as he liked having Corrine so close to him, he wanted her to enjoy her job too.

“This is not your number one choice of a career, is it?” Lance said, remembering that she had told him that she had been a Special Education teacher back in Utah.

“No, but it suits me for now,” Corrine said. “I can’t do it forever and I’ll return to teaching in the near future. But don’t worry, I’m not leaving any time soon, not as long as you want me any way.”

Lance’s breath hitched at her choice of words. He fought to dislodge the inappropriate, too sexy images, that jumped to his mind. “That’s a relief, I’d hate to lose you just when I found you.”

Their gaze met and held. Lance cleared his throat. “Speaking of special education, I had a talk with Adrian. Surprisingly, he’s been having the same suspicions but he wasn’t ready to talk to Leah just yet.”

“How did he take it?” Corrine asked, her voice brimming with concern.

Lance shrugged. “It’s hard to tell with Adrian.”

“It’s tough for a parent to be faced with something like that,” Corrine said, having witnessed her fair share of parents who had gone through similar situations.

“I imagine it is,” Lance said.

“Anyway, I just popped in to say bye,” Corrine said.

“I’ll see you tomorrow in art class,” Lance said.

At the door Corrine turned. “You know, you don’t have to continue coming.”

“I want to,” Lance.

It wasn’t the classes, and as much as he liked Aunt Maureen, she wasn’t the draw. Corrine was. The art classes meant that he got to see her on Saturdays as well. This weekend would be even better.

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