ring standards. Please visit the Human Resources

th excitement, and she ne

rous bonuses for outstanding work. With that income, cov

ed the message had been sent on Frid

red every document she might need. Once everything was ready,

en got dressed in a crisp bus

te. Just before the elevator doors shut, she hurrie

alarm sound

ck eyeliner emphasized the hostility on her face as she

es to spare. She calmly shook her head. "I entered before

early don't know who you're talking to! How dar

uld leave before you make her your enem

woman dressed in office clothes, which c

to risk arriving late

warning, Cathleen removed the decorative clip from the

rushing into the hallway to grab it. Cathleen waste

t. Every employee looke

thleen was and how she had found th

e after another. Several continued glancing back at Cathleen as tho

ention and made her way di

re passing her an ID badge. "You'll work under Erika Fos

toward the design department. When she opened the do

was the same arrogant woman f

ank. How could she

tually going to b

le she could've

ordon. I'm the new designer assign

smile curved across her lips. "So you'r

and I..." Cathleen said, but uncertainty

hat someone so unreasonable

r Jewelry clearly w

y time nursing petty grudges. However, if you slip up

eeded the salary, so she made herself smile

uldn't matter when someone as foolish as Cathleen

t the A1 fabric. Bring it here

ood, Ms.

ned that the A1 fabric came in five enormous

e normally send the male employees to carry these

ected, Erika had already found a wa

ed all five rolls in her arms. The to

carefully stepped inside. A sudden cold

m sorry, but only senior executives are permitt

barrassment. "Sorry. I didn't re

e edge of the doorway. The unstable pile collaps

he could hit the floor, a long, slender arm circled h

The man's dark, commanding eyes held hers

e ey

the man who had been with h