Chapter Forty-Six
HOLTTwo days after my conversation with Amber, I do the one thing I vowed I never would after becoming the acting CEO of Cal-Mart.
I show up at my father’s home in Johnson’s Ranch to get some advice.
He is watching a football game in the den when Carlotta, his long-time housekeeper, shows me in. However, he merely glances at me before telling Carlotta she can take the rest of the day off.
“Thank you, Mr. Calson,” Carlotta answers. She gives me a tentative smile before she leaves and closes the door behind her.
Leaving me to stand there awkwardly, like a dog with its tail between its legs. And as my dad takes his time turning off the game, I can just about feel the burden of my presence on him.
It’s the same not-wanted feeling I’ve been silently fuming about for year
