Joshua POV
I was sitting in my private car, playing with my cell phone. I had just left a meeting with some investors from Italy—a powerful family that owned a vast vineyard plantation with the finest grapes in the region. That family had been our supplier for years; most of the grapes used in our wine came from them. Carter’s Wine Co. was a family legacy, passed down through generations for over two hundred years.
But since its founding, no previous generation had seen as much profitable growth as the company was experiencing now, under my leadership. That was the result of a lot of hard work and dedication on my part. Truth be told, I didn’t really have a choice—focus on the company or my family. Of the two options, I chose the company, and now I was paying a steep price for it.
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