ot some important guests to see so I'll leave her in

ck like she's wishing he hadn't left us a

I ask her. Maybe a drink

y answers. "I still have

rk if I

. I also have to unpack my stuff.

hink you'll love i

s. "I do lik

love to eat

neck. "I like Asian food jus

ou a list of my fa

lready. Cindy, your old a

be pissed. Or not. She was always complaining about not having enough time to g

say about me?"

. "A lot o

e wants to tell

quest

rs. "None that I can

you can ask

ka

ger. I'm going to take a look at her resume later, but I already have a feeling she's at least sev

s parties or adventures. Not that those a

if I'm ready for my job. I know I'm going to be under a lot of stress, some of which I'll end up taking out on

scram the first time things go to he

can't

ing h

obscenity and unleash it as I swipe my ar

ot content, I bang my fists on the glass. My

at just because my father is no longe

someone from the cleaning staff judging by his gray sh

aping when his gaz

you looking at, b

his head as he looks aw

one teach y

come in, sir. I was just passing by

t o

nk into my chair and let out a sigh. As my tempe

s. I know I've only just started out as CEO and I have a heap of expectations to li

ine briefly, but she doesn't utter a word. She just kneel

read her file, so I know a bit more about her now. She's ten years younger than I am, she ha

he table. "Shouldn't

ed to finish," Felicity a

e same time. And yet I've never seen her frantic or frazzled. Her desk is always neat. Every strand of her hair remains in place. Her shoulders are a

e's doing better at her

u do it?"

without co

asier, is it?" she says. "Same as yelling

eard

ithout knocking. You k

dicates there's no meeting in session. "Also, Ji

im

ees on this floor. I think it's important to know who you're worki

fact, Felicity is the only emp

ms on the table. "You think I

ompany now. You're busy trying to earn the praises of a few people who don't care about this company

e a raise? A monthly vacation? Go to eve

you're in a bad mood all

be in a bad mood? I

even if it's just in the elevator or in

k I should be

. "Maybe if you didn't put so much pressure on yourself,

lize she had such

re about business than he does, so if he doesn't want to push through w

n idea I can definit

w things, she's made me feel better. I'm not exasperated anymore. Or exha

ed into your new ap

zled by the c

air as I explain. "You said I should

O

anding her the other papers. She hugs them to her che

" she says. "And I still need a few more thing

ou finding

ivelier though," she

gr

realize she's back to being shy again. Ho

ll her. "We still have one more d

." She tu

e meetings a day starting next week," I

y nods.

d ni

d ni

er before walking off. I find myself smili

I just want to drag her back here, push her down on top of this table, let her tell me everythin

t

aybe my most valuable employee at the moment. I can't mess wit

etty parcel and throw it inside a pit in the back of my mind where

s my trusted employee. That

there eve