Chapter 41: Just Friends

ELLIOT POV

After my one-of-a-kind visit to Dad and my spontaneous encounter with Hannah, my sister, which again doubled to become another spontaneous encounter with Amanda, the atmosphere had become a thousand times more coercive than I had predicted it to be. Dad must have noticed my fitful gestures during the dinner the three of us had together, which is why after we said goodbye to Amanda and after I saw her off, he beckoned on me for another private talk.

"Son, this is not me trying to push Amanda down your throat or anything. This is just me saying, Hey, take a look at what's right under your nose, buddy. You and Amanda have been close friends since kindergarten. You are highly schooled and educated; she is too.

You are a superclass CEO; she is a lawyer extraordinaire. I think you're a perfect fit. But hey, I'm only coming this way because time is running out, and you know how Harrington works; I don't want you replaced. So this is me doing my best as the founder and, more still,