Free The Inheritance (Forever Bound #1) by Bree Callahan Page A

email,” she cheerily replied.
    “I will,” he mumbled. “Thanks!”
    He hung up and sat at his desk. He input his login information and pulled up his email. He skimmed over the list of names and located the resume of the first candidate. Charles Dailey, he thought to himself. He hadn’t considered a guy responding to the job, but he wouldn’t knock anyone out, without giving them a fair shot. Then he scanned over Charles’ education and job background, and he frowned. He didn’t have one thing that would necessarily qualify him to do the job. He printed off the resume and looked it over. This would prove to be futile, he was sure of it. His phone buzzed in, and Lily’s voice took over the intercom. “Mr. Charles Dailey is here to see you.”
    “Send him in!”
    A second later there was a knock on the door. He looked up and smiled. A twenty-year-old student from the community college, getting ready to get his degree in Engineering, appeared in front of him. He stood up and shook his hand. “Mr. Dailey, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
    The boy simply stared at him, aimlessly shaking back. “You may call me Charles, Sir,” he replied, grinning brightly.
    Derek smiled and took his seat, as Charles slowly sat down in front of him. Derek saw him gawking around the office as if he’d never seen anything like it. He considered asking him what was so impressive, but he pushed the notion aside. “Tell me a little about yourself,” Derek replied, grabbing a piece of paper from his desk but never losing eye contact with Charles.
    “Well, I attend Belfast Community College,” he started. He pointed to the resume in front of Derek. “But…you already know that, right?” Derek smiled and nodded. “I’m a hard worker, diligent to a tee. I, uh, I have two sisters…twins. They’re fourteen. I don’t lead a very interesting life.” His words turned soft and quiet. He shrugged. “That’s about all, I guess.”
    Derek looked down at his resume, so Charles wouldn’t notice the awkwardness in the room. He didn’t want his life story in a nutshell. He asked the question to get a better understanding of why he would be a good fit for the job. “Why would you be a good fit for this job?” he asked.
    There were about two minutes of silence, and uncomfortable fidgeting before Charles replied with his answer. “Mayor Worthington, I need a job. When my mom noticed the position was open, she immediately recommended me for it. My mom’s a police officer downstairs.” He smiled, pausing, like he wanted Derek to respond. When Derek didn’t say anything, he proceeded. “I’m eager to learn new things, and I feel that I would be the perfect candidate.” He smiled.
    It took Derek only a minute to know that Charles wouldn’t fit into the position, but he didn’t want to hurt the young man’s feelings, so he continued with a couple more questions. Each answer he received was vague and slightly swayed away from answering the real question. When he was comfortable enough to dismiss the man, he stood up from his desk.
    “Thank you for your time today, Charles.”
    Charles slowly stood up. “Did I get the job?” he asked.
    Derek wanted to laugh, but he again refrained from how he wanted to act. “I have several other candidates, but I hope to know by the end of the week. You’ll hear either way.”
    Charles seemed disappointed but shook Derek’s hand anyway. “Thank you,” he mumbled, turning from him and leaving the office.
    Derek sat down and glanced at the next resume. An older woman was set to arrive at any moment. He hoped it would prove a better experience than the first one, but he could only imagine what he was in store for.
     

Chapter 6
     
    Charity grabbed the clothes from her hamper and tossed them into the laundry basket. She picked it up and headed down the hall and to her washer and dryer. She was grateful to have the ability to do her laundry inside her apartment, as many other required you to go