Jo’s mouth fell open. “Whatever possessed him—” But she was interrupted by the ringing of her phone.
It was Lyle. “Did you see my press conference?”
“I did, Mr. Barker.”
“Does that convince you to come back?”
“Well, not really. It’s nice to have the credit…”
“Oh, yeah. Forgot. How about a fifty thousand dollar bonus, paid to you this year? One check. And a raise to two hundred grand starting after the first?”
Jo was speechless.
“Hello? You there, Ms. Parker?”
“I’m here.”
“What do you say?”
“Can I think about it?”
“Offer’s good until midnight. Like Cinderella.” He chuckled.
“Okay. I’ll call you back.”
“Please tell Pete about this.”
“I will.” She hung up and turned to face the coach.
He was smiling. “Are you coming back?”
“I’ll have to think about it. What did you say to get
