Family Landlords Raise the Rent to Force One Sister Out
“I told her our HR records are confidential and that she would need to contact you directly,” Keith said, clicking his blue pen three times in his pocket before letting his hand fall away. “She was not particularly pleased with the answer.”
“She is not used to people who do not follow her instructions,” I said, setting the spoon down.
“I gathered that from the tone,” he said, pulling a chair up to the oak table and opening the layout folder. “But we have the new launch to focus on, and your copy for the land trust is exactly what the client was looking for.”
We spent forty minutes going over the proofs, our voices low and steady against the faint hum of the refrigerator.
Keith pointed out a correction on the third page of the design draft, his finger tracing the margin where the margins had been set too wide for a standard phone screen.
“We need to tighten this up before the review on Wednesday,” he said, marking the correction with a small red circle. “But the overall direction is solid, Lauren.”
