The Sheikh's Unforgettable Lover (The Sharqi Sheikhs Series Book 1) by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“Good morning, Sheik,” the receptionist greeted Karim with a big smile on her face as he walked into Sharqi Jewels Head Office.

“Morning,” he said to her as he kept walking and barely paid attention to her blushing over him.

“Sheik Hussain Tazeem is waiting for you in your office,” she said.

“Thank you.” Karim nodded.

While Hussain was eight years older than he was, they had grown up near one another and were both the product of traditional upbringings. Both hard workers, Karim had come to rely on him as both an ally and a friend.

He had been shocked when he found out about his father’s behaviour toward Hussain’s twin sister and quickly sought to make amends. He walked into his office to find Hussain sitting comfortably at his desk.

“Hussain,” Karim said as he walked in. Hussain got up and went to greet him.

“Karim. It has been a while, my friend,” he said with a huge smile on his face.

“It has indeed.” The two of them shook hands and sat back down. Hussain pressed a button on the phone. “Bring us some tea,” he said and let go of the button. He returned his attention back to his friend as he smiled at him.

“How has business been going?” Hussain asked him.

“Sharqi Jewels is progressing well. After his forced retirement, my father wasn’t particularly cooperative explaining some of the files, so there has been considerable work figuring out exactly what is going on financially.”

“I can only imagine.”

The receptionist walked into the office with a tray of tea, which she placed on the desk. Karim took a sip of his black tea before he spoke.

“There is much to do but we are no strangers to hard work,” he said.

“Yes, indeed,” Hussain replied as he laughed.

Both men were from powerful families. The Tazeems had their hands in oil and spices while the Sharqis had their hands in jewels. As the eldest sons, both men put the growth and prosperity of the family business before their own personal lives. They were very similar in many ways, which was why they were so close.

“How is the spices industry these days?” Karim asked.

“Good.” Hussain nodded and drank some of his tea.

“And the business with my father?”

“That is all well too.”

Karim shook his head. “My father is a particular man,” he said. A few months ago, Karim’s father had reluctantly gone into business with Hussain and to his surprise, it had become quite profitable.

“That may be the case; however he is a good business man.”

“His ways are so outdated; I was trying to decipher his old business accounts the last few weeks.”

Hussain started laughing. “And how is that going?” he asked.

“Not very easy, I tell you.”

Talking about those business accounts reminded Karim of Kim. He was surprised that she had taken it upon herself to help him out with them. Even though he did not want to admit it, he was grateful. She had helped him a great deal and saved him a lot of time.

She had surprised him when she came onto him the night before.

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