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"Yes."
"He told you he wants you to take over Pruitt Holding."
"Yes," I say, looking over at Ethan, who smiles at me. I'm grateful that I've already told Ethan what my father asked me and that my grandma hasn't just sprung it on the both of us, letting out a big secret.
"And you said?"
"I've got a lot to think about.”
“You're a Pruitt, Jackson. It's your family company to take over."
"I know, Grandmother, but…"
"But what? You make money for the Rossers, but you don't want to make money for the Pruitts?"
Ethan chuckles. "He does make us a lot of money."
"I know he does," my grandma says. "And he needs to make us a lot of money as well."
"We have a lot of money, Grandma."
"But we can always have more," she says, her eyes twinkling. "When you have kids…"
"Grandma," I scold her.
"What? I'm just saying." The doorbell rings, and she beams excitedly. "Ooh, that must be Louisa."
"Louisa?" I question her, my stomach dropping.
"You know. Louisa Augustus."
I groan. "Please tell me that's not Chuck Augustus's daughter."
She gives me a smile. “Yes, you know her."
"Grandma, I'm not…"
"Hold on, dear. Let me go and get her. Come and greet our new guest." She exits the room, and I clench my fists.
"I knew I shouldn't have come. I'm so annoyed right now."
"Well, it's not like you've got any other ladies," Ethan says. "Might as well see if this is a good woman to date."
"Trust me, Louisa is not anyone who I would ever date."
"I bet she can't be that bad," Sarah says. "Maybe you can bring her with you to the Hamptons next week."
"Really?" I’m about to say more, but a loud cackle greets us.
"Look who it is. Jackson, my old chum." Louisa walks in, her long blond hair swishing around her shoulders. Her nails are long and purple, her lips bright red. Her fake boobs are practically bursting out of her top. She looks tawdry, cheap, and smells like she's just come out of a perfume parlor. If she were anyone else, my grandmother would send her packing. But because she knows Louisa's dad and she knows that Louisa Augustus is worth billions, she puts up with it. "Darling Jackson." She gives me a big kiss on the lips, and I try not to shudder. "I have been waiting to see you for years and years and years."
"We saw each other a couple of months ago," I say. "At the Met."
"Yes, but we didn't do anything, did we? We didn't get drunk and fuck like bunny rabbits." She giggles. "I've heard you fuck, fuck, fuck all night long. Like the Energizer Bunny." I shudder as I look over at a grinning Ethan. This is horrific. "So what's the plan?" she asks.
"Sorry?" I raise an eyebrow at her. “What plan?”
"Do we get engaged before or after you take over Pruitt Holding? Daddy wants to know."
