“Not impossible. I spoke to him. We reorganised his schedule, and now he’s free to work on this.”
I pinch the bridge of my nose and inhale.
“Look, you need him.”
“No, I don’t.”
Actually, that is technically not true, but we’re talking about Jaxson Lockwood. We can barely stand being in the same airspace, let alone working on a project of this magnitude together.
“I beg to differ, and you were the one who invited me to be a member of the board.” He runs a hand through his hair. “Jaxson and his firm are the best qualified for this job, and you bloody know it.”
I open and close my mouth.
“And what’s this I hear that you never even approached his firm?” Caleb tuts. “I’m sure Sadie Tripp would have had a field day with that little nugget of information, if it ever came out.”
“Are you blackmailing me, little brother?” I ask quietly.
“Would I steep that low?” he says.
I harrumph, and he chuckles.
The fact is, Caleb is telling the truth, Jaxson is the best qualified.
“I can’t work with him,” I tell him sharply.
“Then don’t. He can deal with the team running the project.”
I harrumph again.
“That’s the problem, you idiot. Iamthe one running the project. This is my baby.”
It’s Caleb’s turn to look surprised, as the colour leaches from his face.
“But you’re the CEO,” he says.
“Yes, and so are you. You’re also hands-on with all your projects.”
“That’s because I’m a property developer. I have to be.” He runs a hand down his face. “You run a chain of hotels. Don’t you have your fingers in enough pies to keep you busy?”
I straighten the pile of papers on my desk. Caleb’s eyes track the movement.
“This is my vision…”
“Delegation. Ever heard of it? Vision or not.” His brows come together. “I know you’re a workaholic, sis, but this is too much, even for you.”
I sigh and drop back in my chair.
“I won’t run it forever. Only until the initial designs have been finalised, then it will be handed over to Elliot and a team, I will handpick.”
We stare at each other.
“Shit,” he says. “You’re serious.”
I ignore him.
“Now, back to what I said before. You caused this problem. How are you going to fix it?”
“I can’t. You saw the board, they’re thrilled Jax is on board. I thought Doug was going to hyperventilate with excitement.”
