We have a big problem," my dad said, his voice tight. He was pacing the length of his office. I’d never seen him this unsettled. He was usually, the calm one in the storm. "What's going on?" I asked, a cold knot forming in my stomach. Anything that had my father sweating like someone who had run a hundred miles had to be terrible. "The anonymous partner I told you about, He wants out," Dad said, stopping to look at me. "He said he won't partner with an amateur like Adam. He’s threatening to pull his funding the moment I step down if Adam is the one taking the reins." "But you’re not handing the company to Adam," I reminded him, stepping closer. "You’re handing it to me. Why didn’t you just tell him that?" My dad let out a bitter, empty laugh and sank into his chair. "Tell him I’m letting my daughter take over? He’d laugh in my face, Rebecca. To him, that’s worse than Adam. The man lives in his world. He's strict, traditional, and since his wife died, he’s turned cold as ston
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