rea
essly efficient executive as
at made him pause, his finge
r was And
request for a flight booki
ne read: Resig
rmal, polite, and unequivocal. Andrea Ayers was resignin
ven me years ago. A way to keep me officially on the pa
The "business trip" in Europe, and now this. It felt wron
y to the heavy oak doors of Braxton's o
has of several allied packs. He looked up, his expression annoyed
ater, he unmute
pped, his voice low and imp
n the desk, the email displayed clearly. "Mr.
aw the word 'Resignation.' His brow furrowed
thought
being dramatic.
cident. This was another passive-aggressive mov
aped his lips. He pushed the tabl
empt. "It's a useless position anyway. If she do
erious than it seemed. But one look at the icy fury in Braxton's eyes and
d dismissively. "Follow standard procedure. A
ention back to the video conference, his face onc
his orders. He sent a formal, impersonal reply to my email, accepting my resignation. He th
alifornia, the email notificatio
tion Ac
words without any emotion. It
st official tie to Braxt
ed the
erlooked the sprawling tech campuses of Silicon V
logo was designed. A stylized, elegan
us L
hon of meetings. He leaned back in h
ng him. He needed a second opinion, someone to bounce ideas
t the edge of his mind-a memory of other late nights when Andrea had stayed late to help him structure a negotiati
s head, dis
. A mix of frustration and an odd sense of...
ng away. It was just the stre
phone and diale
d sweet, answered
as just think
h Bonnie. The strange, unsettling feeling in his chest
. Everythin
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