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Chapter Thirty

Jake

Ispent most of thenext week looking over the résumés the recruitment company sent me. I was pleased there were at least two promising candidates on the list. I remembered the crappy applicants they'd sent me when I asked for a CEO months ago. Still, I wasn't chanting, "Victory."

I needed to interview them first, and I didn't have time for that this week, and neither did they.

"You should take it easy," Gabe said. He, Cade, and Spencer had stopped by my office in the evening, trying to corrupt me to go out for drinks with them.

"I am.”

“Yeah, we should give him credit. He's making progress," Spencer said lazily.

"A lot of it," Cade added. "I'm honestly suspicious. Is it our influence?"

"Don't be ridiculous," Gabe replied. "It's all Natalie. Thank God for Grandmother and her instincts."

I pointed at him. "You just wait until she turns that instinct on you."

Gabe instantly grimaced.

Cade burst out laughing. “Grandmother is cooking up something for me. I’m sure of it by the way Grandfather acted.”

Spencer shook his head. "Jake is keeping her occupied."

I shrugged. "Yeah, but only until I find the CEO."

"What will happen afterward?" Spencer asked, sounding serious. "With Natalie, I mean?"

"We haven't discussed that yet."

Cade sat up straighter in his chair. "What do you mean? You're the god of planning."

"Yeah, dude. You've made a five-year plan for the company. You haven't discussed with Natalie what you're going to do once you find the CEO?" Gabe sounded skeptical.

I glowered at him. "No, and I’d appreciate it if you would butt out of our business."

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