"Get serious Graham. what I'm I going to do?" she asked again. His face then became serious and he said," Your going to be a CEO. Though not here. There's this Coffee Processing Company that I want you to run. It's sales used to be high before but they have experienced a great fall back for sometime now. I think you can handle that." Thinking about it, she said," I don't think I can manage that position." "Don't look at the position. Look at what you have to do. I know that with the skills you possess, you can do it, " he told her. "You have much faith in me," she said. "Of course I do. When you're done signing these documents, we are going there," he said. Graham believed that she could make it. He also did it so that his family could see her capability and he was glad when she signed them. It wasn't that his family's disapproval mattered to him but he wanted them to know that she was an intelligent woman.
They went to the Company and she noticed that at least it was sizeable which meant that it was manageable. It was a five floor building and they went to her to-be office and she liked it. They went to the main hall and all the employees were called upon who were about two hundred in total and they all bowed in respect when they saw him. He critically looked at them and said," I hope everyone of you had a peaceful night. I want to take this opportunity to introduce the new CEO. She's Miss Luna Peyton and I would like you to cooperate with her. I don't expect to get any reports of her being troubled by any of you since you all know what you have to do. If there's no question then I think that is all." With that, they all left and seven remained behind. They introduced themselves to her. The Production, Purchasing, Marketing, Technical and Distribution Managers. Then her Personal Assistant and secretary who were females. Graham walked over to the managers who two of them were men.
He looked at them and said," I expect you two to only address her as 'Boss' and if you want to communicate, the message shall be relayed through her secretary or personal assistant. Am I clear?" "Yes, Mr Cullen," they both answered. They never pegged him to be the possessive type but it seems he is. Each therefore took a mental note to stay as far as they could from her to avoid trouble. After making sure that she was fine, he asked if she could manage and she told him to go. "You call me as soon as anything or anyone troubles you," he told her to which she nodded. He promised to come for her in the evening.
For the rest of the day, Luna was looking through the balance sheets, cash books, budgets and the output. She was trying to locate where the problem was coming from.
By the end of the day, she had at least gotten a lead and decided to continue from there tomorrow. Picking up her phone, she noticed that she had missed five calls from Graham. Gasping, she called him back immediately.
"Where have you been?" he asked immediately when it went through. "It was in silent mode didn't hear it. Anything wrong?" "Not really. I called to say that I might not be able to pick you up but I sent a chauffeur. He must have reached already. I might come back late today," he said and she walked to the window then looked outside and saw the car," Yeah he's already here. Don't worry do your work. I will wait for you." "No, don't wait for me. Sleep whenever you want to."
She reached home and found that Dylan had already returned from his new school. Thanks to attending school in Sun City for sometime, he didn't find it hard coping up here. After spending time with him, she talked to Bella who assured her that she was fine. Retiring to her bedroom, she laid on the bed but instantly fell asleep.
She woke up after sometime and checked her phone before realizing that was eleven yet Graham wasn't home. She contemplated on calling him but decided against it because he had communicated beforehand that he was going to be late. She didn't want to look like a pestering or pressuring woman but she couldn't stop the worry that crept into her. She decided to go to shower and if she finished when he hadn't come back yet then she would call him. While showering, she heard footsteps in the bedroom and asked," Graham, is it you?" "Yes, I thought you were sleeping," she heard him say. "I was sleeping but I woke up," she raised her voice a bit so that he could hear her.
When she came back, she saw that he looked tired. "You're okay?" she asked. "Yes. How was your day?" "Busy. You look tired. I don't think it's good for you to handle such a big company alone." Standing him, he suppressed a yawn before saying," Don't worry. I will get help. Let me be back." He went to the shower.