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“Will he be helping you to make Zosca a success, or will he be moving on?” He winked, and she knew he’d meant a whole lot more than that, just as she’d suspected.
“I don’t know yet, Dad. There are positives and negatives.”
He nodded. “There always are.”
She got them both a mug of coffee and led him to her office. Grant came out just before they reached the door.
“Grant.” Her dad beamed at him and pumped his hand.
“It’s good to see you, Mr. Hamilton.”
“You too, son. I’m looking forward to talking to you about where things go from here.”
“I’ll be ready whenever you want me.”
Chelsea smiled at him. He understood that her dad would want to talk to her alone first, even if she hadn’t.
“Do you want to give me a call when you want me?”
Chelsea tried to hide her smile. That sounded like an offer a girl couldn’t refuse.
Grant’s eyes twinkled as he held her gaze, and she nodded.
Her dad cleared his throat making her start. Had she and Grant really got lost in their own little moment even with her dad standing right there beside her?
“I’ll be just down the hall.” She watched him turn and stride away.
“Shall we?” asked her dad.
“Oh, yeah, sorry.” She took him inside her office and sat down. “So, where do we start?”
“I find the beginning is usually the best place,” he said with a smile. “Let’s lay it all out, shall we?”
She nodded.
“So, we are decided that you’re going to buy me out?”
“Yes.”
“And do you have a viable plan to do so?”
“I do. I still have to hammer out the details, but I don’t think it’ll take too long.”
“Do you mind if I ask how you plan to raise that kind of capital?”
She smiled. “I don’t mind at all; in fact, I think you’ll like it. I’m going to sell half of my Hamilton-Groves shares.”
His eyebrows knit together. “I think we need to discuss that. That’s quite a substantial holding, Chelsea. I’m not sure we want that kind of ownership going outside the family.”
She grinned. “That’s okay because it won’t be.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean Cole wants to help me.”
She’d known that he’d like that idea, but she wasn’t prepared for the tears that welled up in his eyes. He coughed and pulled out his hanky. He regained his composure quickly, but she’d seen enough to know how much it meant to him.
“Of course, we wanted to run it by you first, but if you approve, the plan is for him to buy half my shares. He wants to feel like he’s part of it again.”
