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“I bet he wants to live in the honeymoon phase.”
“Yeah,” Maisie added. “He always says work stays at work. He really wants people to have a good work-life balance.”
“Still, is what’s going on bad?”
Sally and Maisie looked at each other. “It’s not the end of the company bad,” Sally said. “There’s just someone who’s trying to hurt Levi, and he’s doing a good job of it.”
“Let me guess,” I said dryly. “He owns some hospitals.”
“Yes, that’s him. Calpert or something.”
I laughed at the terrible version of my brother’s name. “I bet that’s it.”
“I’ve never seen someone with a vendetta like this.” Sally’s smile was suddenly gone. “He’s coming after people who work here exclusively. I already got a job offer fordoublemy pay.”
“Double?” I asked. “But that hospital pays way below what you guys do.”
“According to their page, they do,” Maisie said. “I guess this guy is giving special incentives to those who work for Levi.”
My stomach churned. He wouldn’t pay me a livable wage, but he would do it for revenge?
“Some people have taken the offers, and neither Levi nor I can blame them. In this day and age, money talks. But those of us who are loyal are just so shocked. It’s so unprofessional.”
“There should be laws on this kinda thing,” Maisie added. “But there’s not. Levi is mainly doing damage control.”
“There has to be something. Calpert needs to get in trouble for this.”
“He would deserve it,” I said lowly. “But I know men like that. They never get what’s coming to them. They find a way out.”
Both women didn’t seem happy with that answer. Maisie shook her head and Sally scoffed.
“Levi did tell me he’s also going after the doctors that work here too,” I said.
“And the nurses,” Sally added. “He’s stealing the whole business model and trying to pass it off as his own.”
“Asshole.” It was one thing to be in the direct line of fire of Calvin, but it was another to see him try to take down Levi’s business. I’d done my research on it. Leviathan’s method of providing care was the cheapest on the market, and it had helped countless people.
Why couldn’t Calvin let things go? Why did he have to be such a dick?
“When did all of this start?” I asked.
“About six months ago. Though the poaching only got worse these last few weeks. We’ve gotten more messages than ever.”
Right when I’d married Levi.
Calvin was upping the stakes, and it wouldn’t be too long until I was in the middle of it again. Though hearing about this, I wasn’t sure I cared. Maybe this would be the time that Calvin finally got what he deserved.
“A man like that doesn’t need any more attention.” Sally waved her hand. “I want to know aboutyou.”
“Right,” I said. “No more work.”
I tried to put it out of my mind, but I knew I would be talking to Levi later.
The three of us got in line, and I told them about the honeymoon and the time after. Both women loved to hear about it and were excited to see the pictures. By the time I had caught them up, the food had arrived, and the three of us talked about how amazing it was. We then shared all of our other favorite Nashville spots.
I’d almost forgotten the fact that Levi had chosen not to mention all of the things Calvin was doing to his company.
Almost.