Royal Beast: A Dark Fairy Tale Romance by Nikki Chase

Author:Nikki Chase [Chase, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

Cole

“Pop. You must’ve read that report at least five times.” I look across the desk at him, anxious to get him out of my office.

“It pays to be meticulous. The devil is in the details,” he says calmly.

“I know. That’s all you ever say. That’s why I have a bunch of professionals to check and re-check everything.”

He waves his hand dismissively and adjusts his reading glasses. He looks almost like an old, harmless librarian when he does that.

I take a deep breath and try to ignore him, distracting myself by reading the news on my phone.

I can’t afford to give him any clues about just how restless I am. Of course he has to choose today to visit the office, of all days. I should’ve expected this.

You’d think I’m a slacker, the way the old man’s acting. But I’m far from it.

My employees think I’m a micro-manager, but they only say that because they have never worked directly with Robert Foster. Even in supposed retirement, he sticks a finger in every damn pie.

This is the shitty thing about a family business, no matter the size. Normal people worry about their work bleeding into personal or family life. I have family digging into my work all the time, scrutinizing and criticizing every little thing.

I take a deep breath.

Patience. Remember, there wouldn’t be a Foster Hotels in the first place without Robert Foster.

Hospitality isn’t a cheap business to get into, and my father gave me the resources I needed to start. I have access to the best brains on his team and of course some of his money as well.

I do remember and appreciate his support now that Foster Hotels is thriving. But I also wish he’d give me less of that same support.

I’ll admit that things have improved compared to three years ago when I first founded Foster Hotels. Back then, he probably spent as much time in my office as I did. And I had to suffer through an interrogation session every time I went home for family dinner.

Compared to those days, he’s practically letting me run the company on my own now, but the old man doesn’t seem to be able to completely let go just yet.

Now he only comes into the office for a weekly update. That’s as close to a vote of confidence as I’ve gotten.

I suppose I should take that as a compliment from a man like Robert Foster, who requires everyone, even his sons, to earn his trust.

“I only have high expectations of you because I believe in you,” he’d say often.

But I’ve been bending over backward to meet his demands and still he maintains a tight grip over my business. I’m starting to think I would’ve fared better if I had just taken out a business loan or sought investor funding to start the company myself instead of leaning on him.

Honestly, I was already looking into it when I decided to just accept my father’s help. Caine works with him and is pretty much free to do what he wants, I thought back then.

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