Still, the bottom line was worth it.
“So I’m sure you’ll still have your job as Director of Marketing,” Richard told his daughter. “It’s not just about you and me. It’s about our employees—all the families who depend on us—and the other businesses we work with in Fox Creek. The debts are so... They’re astronomical. If I don’t sell, we’ll have to declare bankruptcy and we’ll lose the vineyard. This way we still have some choice.”
“All employees will be retained at their current salary,” said Adrian. “Including you, Miss Bradford,” he added, even though a warning bell clanged in his mind. “I didn’t realize you were behind Fox’s marketing, but you’ll be a valuable asset.”
Everleigh murmured a thank-you, but he could see that, unlike Richard, she wasn’t done. No, gears were turning in that beautiful blonde head of hers, and she was scheming to solve her father’s predicament. She didn’t strike him as the kind of woman to shrink away from a challenge, even one as seemingly insurmountable as this.