Resist

Jinnie parked at Maple House and, before locking her new Lexus LM, checked her watch. She was not going to be late; it certainly wouldn’t do being late on the first day of trading of [more…]

Jinnie turned the solicitor’s letter over several times, reading the address and the solicitor’s name over and over, time and again, before a voice in her head said, ‘Open it then.’ Looking down, Larry was [more…]

From the chairman’s seat, Jinnie called the SuperBurger board meeting to order. Looking at the faces around the table, she knew she had to start with an explanation. “I have some extremely sad news to [more…]

It was almost 8 a.m. when Jinnie dragged herself out of bed and left Paolo snoring gently. She made her way to the kitchen, desperate for a cup of coffee, and the first thing she [more…]

Brooke, Jack, Molly and Brian walked out of the office of Lloyd, Franks and Deschamps, solicitors, and paused on the pavement before shaking hands and high-fiving each other. Bearcat Food Inc. was now up and [more…]

Jinnie had been busier at the weekend than she had anticipated. Knowing she was going to be away from Monday, and not really knowing for how long, she had tried to spend as much time [more…]

Jinnie was surprised when, just after lunch, Brian arrived at Maple House. He put his head around her door and said, “Hi, that was an interesting morning. I don’t envy you having to work with [more…]

Jinnie lifted Millie so she could press Izzy’s ring doorbell. Izzy answered the bell and said, “Hello, please come up, the flat door is open.” The door lock buzzed, and the door popped open. The [more…]

Jinnie had spoken to Alberto before returning to her dinner guests and after transferring the money to purchase the two hotels. She had quickly told him what was happening in Bournemouth and not to be [more…]