Never Mind The Botox: Rachel Read Online Free PDF

Rachel.
    ‘Well, it goes without saying that this is all totally confidential,’ said Tom.
    Rachel, AJ and Rosa all nodded earnestly.
    ‘We’ve been approached by the Equinox Practise, a large US-based cosmetic surgery business who are planning to expand in Europe and are interested in buying us. We weren’t looking to sell, but if we can get a good price for the business then we’ll definitely consider it. In order to work out how much they might be prepared to pay, Equinox have asked for a load of information − how much we charge for the procedures we do here, what profits we make, what sort of client base we have, that sort of thing.’
    ‘Yes, I saw the list you sent to Carl,’ said Rachel, nodding.
    ‘Well, we’d like you guys to prepare that for us and then present it to the Americans when they come over in just over a month’s time. It will be much better if it comes from someone independent; avoid them worrying that we might have been selective about what we tell them.’
    ‘Okay, no problem,’ said Rachel.
    ‘Good,’ said Tom. ‘It will be interesting to see how much they might be prepared to pay for us,’ he added, staring up at the ceiling as he spoke.
    He didn’t quite rub his hands but Rachel could tell he was imagining the prospect of a large wad of cash coming his way. She’d seen this before, in other businesses they’d worked with. Management teams had often started out very positive about selling, only to be disappointed by the offer that followed. She hoped that this business was as good as they thought it was. It would make a nice change to be able to deliver good news.
    ‘I’ll have the team start bringing you in the information you need. You can work from this office, and I’m just around the corner so just come and find me if you have any questions,’ said Tom.
    Rachel spent the rest of the day finding her way around, organising their project room and briefing Rosa and AJ.
    ‘Don’t forget we need to be professional at all times,’ said Rachel. ‘This is no different to any other business that makes money out of providing a service.’
    ‘Quite right,’ said AJ, laughing. ‘No different at all. Apart from the fact that we’re not in a factory and there are still pictures of tits everywhere.’
    ‘They’re hardly the same as girly calendars, AJ,’ said Rosa. ‘They’re just adverts for boob jobs.’
    ‘I think you’ll find the expression you’re looking for is breast augmentation,’ said Rachel. ‘And it’s what they do, so it’s hardly surprising that they’re advertising them. We’re going to have to get used to talking about this sort of thing and using all the proper expressions as it won’t be that long until we’re standing up presenting about it.’
    ‘I think it’s hilarious,’ said AJ. ‘I have no idea how I’m going to talk to the doctors about what they do with a straight face.’
    ‘You wait until you have to meet the doctors who do penis enlargements,’ said Rachel. ‘That will take the smile off your face.’
    AJ looked horrified. ‘Do they do those here?’
    ‘I expect so,’ said Rachel. ‘Carl said they did pretty much everything going. Anyway, we’ll find out soon enough. We’re getting all the sales figures tomorrow.’
    When Rachel got home she rang Harry and arranged to meet him for a drink. As she got ready to go out she looked at herself in the mirror. She pulled her brown, shoulder-length hair away from her face and peered at it closely. She had a few lines around her eyes and her mouth that she hadn’t really focused on before. Laughter lines, she was pretty sure. That was a good thing, surely? It meant that she was happy and had plenty to laugh about. Rachel hoped this job wasn’t going to start making her obsess about what she looked like. She’d never even thought about cosmetic surgery and now she was going to spend a few weeks studying it in detail. Would it make her more likely to want to have it? Or maybe it