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Preston
Enterprises were plotting against me, thinking somehow they’d be
able to convince me to hand over Hamilton. I have no clue what they
thought they would accomplish, but nevertheless, they were sneaking
around behind my back. I cannot have someone working to undermine
me like that, so I fired him. I refuse to have anyone working for
me who would betray me like that.”
    “Oh my God, Elizabeth. Are you okay? I mean,
Bob has been with you for a long time.”
    “I’m fine, and I’m actually happy he’s gone.
I never really liked him. He was always a jackass.”
    “Amen to that. Are you and Alexander
okay?”
    “We are fine.”
    “Okay. Just checking. Your one o’clock
meeting is in ten minutes. Would you like for me to cancel?”
    Crap. Should I cancel? No, probably not.
Keeping to business, as usual, was probably my best bet.
    “No. If anything, this meeting is more
important now than ever. Have all department managers in the
conference room in ten minutes.”
    “Yes, Ms. Hamilton.”
    Natalie leaves the room and goes straight to
her desk. She picks up her phone, no doubt calling the various
department heads. I say a quick prayer of thanks that I can always
count on Natalie to do what needs to be done. Ten minutes later,
she buzzes me over the intercom.
    “Everyone is in the conference room, Ms.
Hamilton.”
    “Thank you, Natalie.”
    I stand up, brush off my clothes, fix my
hair, and check my makeup, before heading to the meeting. On my way
down the hall, I consider the best approach to take with my
employees. What should I tell them? No, I’m not selling out my
company. Yes, I’m dating the man who was after my company. Your
jobs are in no danger, but I did just fire my CFO . Ugh!
I am so over today. And after such a wonderful weekend, too…
Mondays normally suck, but this is ridiculous.
    I walk into the conference room, and all
eyes turn my way. Fear, anxiety, and curiosity show clearly on
their faces. I go straight to the front of the room and stand at
the head of the large, long, dark wood table. Every person I have
working for me could sit around the table. I clear my throat and
begin.
    “First, I want to thank you all for coming.
I know you and your people are all concerned about the company and
my involvement with Preston Enterprises. I know you’re also curious
about what just happened with Robert Barnes. Let me start by saying
that this company is sound. We’re not in financial trouble; on the
contrary, we’re doing better than ever. I will not sell to anyone.
I built Hamilton from the ground up. I poured my blood, sweat, and
tears into this business, and I refuse to just hand it over to
someone else. Certain people—people like Bob Barnes—are greedy.
They constantly want more. I’m happy with what we have now. We’re
only a few years old. We will achieve a level of greatness, but
we’ll do so at our own pace, and we’ll do so by building the
business ourselves…not by riding on Preston Enterprises’
shirttails. We don’t need to hook up with some big shot company to
become successful.
    “The second thing I need to address concerns
my personal life, and as such, I’d like to keep the details
private, but yes, I am seeing Alexander Preston. I understand this
might seem unusual to some of you, and perhaps as a conflict of
interest, but I assure you, as complex as this might be, I’m
perfectly capable of keeping my business life and my personal life
separate. My relationship with Mr. Preston will have no bearing on
anything to do with Hamilton.
    Now, as far as Bob is concerned, I found out
he was still in talks with someone over at Preston Enterprises. I
don’t know what he hoped to accomplish, but the fact is, he
intended to undermine me. He wasn’t supportive of me or my business
decision, and so I had no choice but to fire him. I don’t intend
this as a threat, but please let this be a warning to anyone who is
or was working with Bob on this little project of his. If I

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