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Falling for my dad's Enemy

Chapter 3 The Fair

Word Count: 2275    |    Released on: 26/04/2023

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iven me in my pocket, and then turned to th

ante Personnel, I'm supposed to have

oman

ted me. "You're first here so you should be able to go j

r and made m

rn around almost

kles all over his face. But that wasn't what threw me off. The stare he gav

do this interview. I had

air in front of a desk. "Please, make

tion. I sat down against my better judgement. Immediately, he came over

f to be polite. "Thank

ightly on the armrest that was closest to me. "

h I was finding his presence a

w dedicated are you to getting the job? And once

. It was such an open-ended question, there w

d him. "I don't th

turned l

d just above my knee, not actual

up imm

yelled at him, the mean

is entire deme

t anything that happened during the interviewing process unless it was specifically

't let him think he eve

u're offering less than half of what all your competitors are, yo

the room. I made my way over to the bathroom, let myself into one of t

e the man at the door had been wrong.

a deep

ver the hardest part. I had gotten in the door.

re are assholes everywhere. And y

est lightly, and I could feel the card poking a

o mess up the entire opportunity for me. I needed this, and I

the stall. I washed my hands and

ight to the stall right next t

s a blonde woma

mall smile on my fac

told me. "Do we have an in

faltered

nything," I told her. "Do you h

ing walk-ins as well. This is a fair for some of the b

d a sigh

gh the ringer," she told me, I probably h

with Dante Personnel

lled a

in the booth next to me? Don't

ed in

wanted to leave immediately, but I got this card right before

the card, and

ed. "How did you manage to find

tle. I had thought that

dn't get creepy vibes from

father. Or so I heard. Pushed him right out of the company when he was low. And obliterated the competition. He used the full for

m the man that had given me the card. Could it be possible th

it to her. Though working for a man like that w

es to this event on his own, he always has. He has an eye

it was the same man. I was d

another opening by the time you're done with law school. Here," she handed me a card from under the table. "Take this, a

. But I tried not to let anything distract me too much. There were so many other interviews

ttorneys. I still didn't know his name. I caught his eye, and then g

was

oked up again

CC Attorneys, but nothing more than that. I was

about him as I went. I wondered if his reputation was only Andy's opinion. But the more people

best lawyer for all the wrong reasons. I was on the verge of deciding that it

erviews and I was beginning to doubt if I

speaker to find our seats in the auditoriu

re talk. Then, after it was done, I could leave. Just give this

side and discovered that it was filling up quickly, with a buzz in the air that wa

The room filled up, the doors closed, and the lig

pen as I saw the man th

Or, at least I am head of it. We are a large firm, but I like to say we are a family run business. My great-grandfather started the firm, and

hat some people were even holding their breath

t him today, the good and the bad, e

is fair is for those that are about to begin their journey in law. And like I said to one very brave and bri

le. Could he be

And he listed his achievements to date, and the opposition

ol on a scholarship. I earned my grades and I did community service. I paid for my own food and living with whatever j

o would have thought that Cayden Co

ain. "Come to me. I am offering a personal invit

new that I couldn't wait. Law scho

him, there was something that I could learn from him. Skills th

o work for him now. It was crucial to my

led the number on the c

ulations, you are the first person to call this number immediately. You

not so ready for this aft

female voic

esday works

e typing. "Tuesday

e Kinkaid." My words

at 11am Miss Kinkaid." She cut the call and I

an apprentice or a researcher, then I will show them I am the right person for this job. I will show my father I don

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1 Chapter 1 A Decision2 Chapter 2 Chicago3 Chapter 3 The Fair4 Chapter 4 The Interview5 Chapter 5 The Man Himself6 Chapter 6 The Job Offer7 Chapter 7 Preparing for the Job8 Chapter 8 Secrets9 Chapter 9 A Special Task10 Chapter 10 Pizza in a Chicago Law Firm11 Chapter 11 Suspicions of Jealousy12 Chapter 12 Repercussions13 Chapter 13 Taken Off the Project14 Chapter 14 Take the Day15 Chapter 15 Grey Hair16 Chapter 16 Who Wouldn't Be Jealous 17 Chapter 17 Foreign Officials Quiz18 Chapter 18 Two Kinds of Interviews19 Chapter 19 Moving Boxes20 Chapter 20 The Company Party21 Chapter 21 A Mistake in the Making22 Chapter 22 Lost Focus23 Chapter 23 Clearing Everything24 Chapter 24 Homeward Bound25 Chapter 25 An Investigation26 Chapter 26 Discoveries27 Chapter 27 The Lunch Meeting28 Chapter 28 A Dinner Interrogation29 Chapter 29 A Dark History Explained30 Chapter 30 Revelations31 Chapter 31 Coffee and Staying the Night32 Chapter 32 Introductions33 Chapter 33 Board Meeting34 Chapter 34 Aftershocks35 Chapter 35 Understood36 Chapter 36 Can I Trust Him 37 Chapter 37 The Conspiracy38 Chapter 38 Fatherly Affection39 Chapter 39 More Secret Notes40 Chapter 40 Elizabeth Colbert41 Chapter 41 The Voice42 Chapter 42 Taken43 Chapter 43 The Lead44 Chapter 44 Secret Penthouse45 Chapter 45 The Shipyard46 Chapter 46 Colbert Versus Kinkaid47 Chapter 47 Awaiting Verdicts48 Chapter 48 Victor's Justice49 Chapter 49 Collapsed50 Chapter 50 Acceptance Rejection51 Chapter 51 A Fresh Start52 Chapter 52 Not What We Expected53 Chapter 53 Celebration54 Chapter 54 My Allies55 Chapter 55 Winter Comes56 Chapter 56 Purgatory57 Chapter 57 Legacy58 Chapter 58 Deal or No Deal 59 Chapter 59 Partners60 Chapter 60 A Weekend Away61 Chapter 61 A Father's Rebuke62 Chapter 62 Standoff with Stella63 Chapter 63 Not How we Planned64 Chapter 64 My Dinner With Winter65 Chapter 65 Son of WInter66 Chapter 66 Family History67 Chapter 67 Fire for Dessert68 Chapter 68 A Chat with Victor69 Chapter 69 Extra Help70 Chapter 70 Interview71 Chapter 71 Reunion72 Chapter 72 I Failed 73 Chapter 73 Enough is Enough74 Chapter 74 Medicine75 Chapter 75 Getting In76 Chapter 76 Finding Out77 Chapter 77 The Insider78 Chapter 78 Gavin's Counsel79 Chapter 79 List of Traitors80 Chapter 80 A Mother's Request81 Chapter 81 PR Problem82 Chapter 82 I Need to Protect My Family83 Chapter 83 The Plan Ahead84 Chapter 84 This Is What You Wanted85 Chapter 85 Targets86 Chapter 86 Dinner with Emily87 Chapter 87 Taking Off Some Heat88 Chapter 88 You Have to Make This Right89 Chapter 89 The Merger90 Chapter 90 Dreams Come True91 Chapter 91 Hades92 Chapter 92 The Monster in Me93 Chapter 93 Phone Call with the Devil94 Chapter 94 Survival95 Chapter 95 Recuperation96 Chapter 96 The Mending of Bonds97 Chapter 97 The Fraudulent and Foolish98 Chapter 98 Confessions99 Chapter 99 Winter's Trial100 Chapter 100 The Engagement