“Danny is here.” I said into the phone call with Xavier after casual enough greetings.
“That is good. I hope that he stays with you for the weekend.”
Xavier sounds more tired than usual. I am worried for his health. His worry over me is starting to take an unfair toll and I feel guilty because of it.
“How is the board?” I asked trying to not address the other issue so prevalent in my life.
“John asked about you yesterday. They are concerned.”
John Larson was the second chair and my uncle’s most trusted advisor.
“Concerned.” I nearly laughed. “They would probably feed me to the snakes if they had the chance.”
Perhaps the only one that wouldn’t, was John.
“They want you back Bethany. You are the face of the company. Their concern is that things will become unstable without you.
