Park Avenue (Book Six in the Fifth Avenue Series) by Smith Christopher

Author:Smith, Christopher [Smith, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fifth Avenue Productions, Inc.
Published: 2013-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN

When her driver dropped her off at home, Leana had, in that brief span of time, enough time to know exactly how she felt.

She left the Bentley with Sean, thanked him for his help, said she’d see him tomorrow and stepped quickly into her building. She appreciated him, but wondered when the time would come when she wouldn’t feel so paranoid about being out in public. Because of all that had happened, she was feeling more and more like a prisoner.

And it was getting old.

She decided to call Anastassios the next day to see if he had learned anything about the murders that happened on his ship, and if he still felt there was a link to what was happening to her now. There was a possibility that they were coincidences. But in her gut, she felt that couldn’t be the case.

She called out Mario’s name when she entered their penthouse, but there was no answer. It was still reasonably early. He could be at his restaurant with his brothers for all she knew.

She went to the phone and called her father. When he answered, she said, “There’s no need to wait. I’ll take on the Columbus Circle project and manage Pepper there. You’re stuck with her on her other projects. Sorry about that. I need to see how this plays out between us before I move forward with any plans that might affect my future.”

“Fair enough,” George said. “But if those are your terms, there’s a condition. As we agreed upon earlier, you work Columbus and your hotel at the same time. You’ll need to do both, because I’m losing time. I promise to keep Pepper in check.”

“You think you can do that?”

“If she wants to work for me, I can. Are you agreeable to that?”

It was a lot to take on. If she split her time like this, she could fail with her hotel and also with her father’s project. Could she do it?

I can do it.

“I’ll agree to it,” she said. “I’ll be onsite tomorrow morning. Tell Pepper I expect her there by five, but you need to have a good, long, definitive talk with her beforehand. She needs to understand that she will be answering to me, not you. Me. If she acts up, I’ll give her one warning. If she continues, I’ll fire her from the project. That could happen as early as tomorrow if she doesn’t have her act together. Those are my terms. Otherwise, I’m out and will go forward on my own. As for my hotel, I’ll be spending afternoons and evenings there. No exceptions. I plan on succeeding with each.”

“Those are big plans,” he said. “Especially considering the deadlines. You’re ready for this?”

“I was ready five years ago.”

“I won’t have you fire Pepper out of spite.”

She wasn’t offended by the comment. It was a natural concern given her relationship with Pepper. “I don’t intend to. She just needs to understand the chain of command. If she doesn’t and she pulls anything that undermines me, I’ll contact you first before I take action.

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