Chapter 7
CARLOS WORE DRESS PANTS and a button down shirt for the meeting with Keira Kenworth. Her father was ill and from the looks of things, Kenworth’s was struggling without the old man. Keira had grown up in Echo Ridge and it was obvious her interest in the store was beyond money. She and the new PR guy, Tayton Wells, sat down with Carlos and went over the plans to remodel the soda fountain.
“We want to rejuvenate Kenworth’s, bring a sense of community spirit back to Echo Ridge,” Keira said. “We want to give people a reason to step off Main Street and enjoy our little plaza like they did when I was a kid.”
“And we want the store to be in the black this Christmas,” Tayton said. He handed Carlos a grid with a timeline to complete the project. “We have a couple of investors interested
