Grumpy Romance (Billionaire Dads #1)

by Nia Arthurs

On the way to Fine Industries, I open my phone and thumb through Kenya Jones’s employee files once more. A Lit major. I wonder if she was disappointed when the only job she could get after graduation was at a department store. Working as a store clerk seems like a steep departure from her major. Perhaps it was intentional. I don’t know. Ezekiel’s phone rings. He answers brusquely. “Walt. Yes? Yes.” His stony eyes meet mine as he turns to look over his shoulder. “She won’t be fired?” “You know the answer.” “Walt’s asking.” No he’s not. “I won’t repeat myself.” Ezekiel sighs like a parent tired of disciplining their child and now content to let them make mistakes without interference. “Continue as we’ve discussed. Tell HR to clear out the last of any payment owed and then send her to the Fine Building for her next assignment.” Ezekiel listens to something on the other end and his eyes snap to me. He pulls the phone away. “What if she learns the nature of her next assignment and chooses not to stay?” “Then don’t tell her,” I say simply, scrolling to another page of the pdf. “I’ll convince her myself.” Ezekiel’s thin upper lip goes stiff. “Get her to the Fine Building at all costs. Use your discretion.” I toggle to the page that has the mangers’ feedback from the workshop. My eyes snag on that ‘sunny disposition’ line again. I recall Kenya’s snarling face and shudder. Where? First impressions aside, Miss Jones’s work speaks for itself. I won’t argue with results. And I need he...