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She nodded. Lillian Wulf might be considered upper class in English aristocracy now, but she had grown up poor. She had worked her way through college before gaining a position with Wulf Industries. She knew how important their employees were.

“Okay, tell me about the rest of them.”

“Are you sure you want all of them?”

“No. Just the ones I have to deal with.”

And that was what was important to him. Not that she faulted him for it. This wasn't a big merger in the whole scheme of things. In fact, it was one of their smaller ones. There was little money to be made, in fact. But for some reason, his mother was acutely focused on it, and Jensen was ready to make sure that she got what she wanted.

“Under Robert, his son Michael is Vice President. The two of them are very close. Then there is Lana. She is very important to the company, even if she doesn't have a big job title.”

“Like you.”

She glanced up at him. “Don't patronize me.”

“I'm not. You keep things running smooth and that is very important.”

“Well, thanks. Now, onto Sam. He's Michael's younger son. He's the manager of the resort.”

“The one to blame for the problems then.”

“Not really. His hands have been tied a bit. The family sustained some damage when Tropical Storm Gail came through last season. It was at a time when their funds were running low and they didn't have the capital to put up. Therefore, they had to borrow. Then they had a few problems here and there that caused even more issues.”

“Problems?”

“They had always been known for having the best workers on the island. Their staff was praised. The other resorts did not miss that fact.”

“They poached.”

“Yes. Sam is well-liked, but he is seen as kind of a follower.”

“And not good for running a company.”

“Exactly.”

“You said he was the younger son. Does that mean there is an older one still around?”

“Yes. Aleka.”

“Interesting he's not in charge.”

“He's not actually around. He left about thirteen years ago at the age of eighteen. There was a big blow up in the family, but I can't find out what it was about.”

He blinked “Youcan't find out?”

“I know, right? I can usually find some kind of dirt. No one will talk about them. Sent someone in to investigate. All I know is that there was a disagreement, Aleka left and joined the military.”

“So, he left and went to war.”

“Yes. But it tells me the family is very well liked. If they weren't, people would be ready to gossip about them. Even with the offer of money, people refused.”

“Can you tell me what is going on inside the family that we need to worry about?”

She sighed. “Not much, but I do know that Michael and Robert do not want the merger. Sam does, but mainly because I think he wants out. The only bit of gossip I could get on the family is that Sam sunk a lot of his personal money into the resort.”

“Don't all of them have a financial tie?”

“Yes, but he hasn't been that good with his money. While the other family members have invested wisely, he hasn't. Which means he will want the money. Robert and Michael do not. They want to keep the resort in the family.”

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