Restless Billionaire by Cheryl Phipps

Author:Cheryl Phipps [Phipps, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780995105201
Publisher: Cheryl Phipps
Published: 2017-11-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The board were looking at him. They wanted an answer and he hadn’t heard a damn word of the conversation. He’d been back in Heaven with a woman whose long legs and sweet smile beckoned him. He closed his eyes against the vision, and when he opened them again his mother gave him a nod of encouragement.

He had nothing.

“Evan, why are you pushing so hard to make a move on such a small company out on the east coast?”

He smiled his thanks at his older sister. “As I said, Sarah, this is a great opportunity for us. We might not have a lot in that area, but it’s only a hop, skip and a jump to our logistics company in New York.”

“And, as I’ve said,” his older brother Ben added in a voice heavy with sarcasm, “won’t the distance make it untenable cost-wise?”

“Pearson’s has a lot to offer to our sustainability mandate. The only reason they’re struggling is a stale sales program and a couple of personnel issues.”

“But we already own a packaging company.”

“That’s the beauty of it, Caris, diversification. It’s a good thing, don’t you think?”

Caris blushed. The baby of the family, she was the only one who wasn’t working for Knight Industries in any capacity other than being on the board, and the one who understood him the most. But she didn’t like to stick her head above ground when it came to family disputes.

A child prodigy, she was already on her way to being a qualified doctor. She was blessed in so many ways and a truly nice person. He could appreciate that she had to protect her career and not be dragged into working more hours.

He loved his family to bits, but he and Caris weren’t in love with the company, not like the others.

Matthew watched him with interest across the table, his face a mirror-image of Evan’s own, but their desires so different.

“Who would we get to run the takeover?” Matt gently pressed, sensing if not seeing Evan’s need for help.

“I’d like to volunteer.”

“No,” Eloise Knight said. She was more than their mother. She ruled her family as she did the business and right now she was giving him ‘the look’. It stalled any argument. Usually.

“If you’ll hear me out, I think you’ll appreciate the reason behind my thinking.”

“I don’t believe we need to hear any more about you moving away.” Ben began to collect his papers.

Evan glared at him. “It’s not your decision to make.”

Their mother put up a hand to stall the brewing argument. “If the board has no objection, I’ll hold over the decision until the meeting next week. Since you seem so passionate about it, I’m willing to invest more time in getting all impartial information regarding the company.”

Everyone murmured their assent. As CEO, her vote would always be the deciding one. Did Evan have enough support to sway the vote his way? He gave them all a frank look.

Caris smiled sweetly. Sarah shrugged. Ben had a superior look which was a near match for his mother’s, one they could all affect when needed.

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