rs could resume before 9a.m and the partners strolled in whenever they liked. Their presence, was, however, never unnoticed. Bernard announced his entrance by finding a

ly under him. In her years of working with him, Robert had never misused his position to be tardy. There had b

a large folder with an unpleasant grimace plastered on her face. Michelle stared at the name attached t

he announced. “He’s threatening to leave if we d

y.” She pushed through and walked to her cubicle. Agnes followed h

er bothered her. And when she was exhausted, her breathing became labored. Michelle could hear her labor

e files,

’s coming late. Worked his ass yesterday until

table now and faced the brown wo

ser for gossip. “The FBI

older and browsed through the pages, hoping Agnes w

ther companies. If the FBI is inte

focused on the files. “Do you have any other errands, Agnes? If you don’t, I h

t files I work on if I were you.” She dropped he

just 8 am and there was already too much to process. She worrie

with him personally, and when he retired, he handed his files to his son, Robert Dylan. If Donald knew about Perry’s dirty business, he didn’t inform his son when he was handing clean files to him. A week earlier, the CPD found the face of the man they had been searching for. Perry Thomas. A few days later,

nd Michelle could on

*

d until Agnes barged in again. Michelle raise

ve you advice, you’re wrong.

. The realization amused her. Four hours had passed like an hou

u wanted to know when Mr.

replied urgent

He’s sitting calm

you,

slid into the office. Michel

arted before she coul

e, sir. How are you?” She studied

e either. What’s th

ver she was sad. Somehow, he was able to read the sorrows in her eyes. “You already know,” she m

eat. “What did

mething. If I’ve offended him, he should let me know. I’ll

heart. And it hurt him because his friend maltreated her. He even felt worse b

he folder. “Let’s not talk about it. How ar

l be coming tomorrow. The cops have dwelt on inc

r hand towards him. “

ll beautiful. Michelle had always been beautiful, and over the years, she had grown to become more g

s mine, h

he folder on the table. “I’m sorry for the

“I’ve worked with him for thr

s it g

I have a

hould stop f

not enjoy, for allowing an important client to lose in the ma

red at the wall above h

l that’s left is a g

h, and I mean it. There’s a s

e lunch if you will stop starv

eakfast,

uct a lie and you

always, waking up to know that Michelle was a part of his life…the only downside t