Chapter 10. DRAWING THE LINE

The conversation with Jeff had not fazed Kathryn. She had certainly expected some backlash about the Martin incident from her inherited staff. But she didn't expect it to come from the Chairman.

When he reached her at home that evening, she initially assumed he was calling to give her support.

"I just got off the phone with Jeff," he announced in a friendly tone.

"So, I guess you heard about my head-butt with Martin."

Kathryn's humorous and confident attitude pushed the Chairman into a more serious mood. "Yes, and I'm a little concerned."

Kathryn was caught off guard. "You are?"

"Look, Kathryn, you know I don't want to tell you how to go about doing this, but maybe you should try to build a few bridges over there before ...

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