line
under the prying eyes of the junior assistants down t
chair, twirling a sterling silver cigar cutter engraved with his initials. Kelsi
curious stares from outside, and stopped
sed the cigar cutter onto t
, you're going to take
him, my stom
the blame for a cri
standard
his gaze heavy with the arrogance
bmit a request for a demotio
her mouth wit
ou. If we call the feds, you'll
age our multi-billion-dollar real estate portfolio in Boston and New York, all to play the dutiful secretary for a man who viewed me as
d edge of the desk and leaned f
f I re
e darkened
enough. Angering me w
Apex security badge from my collar, and sl
se to be your scapegoat, and e
w. He leaned back against the leathe
me. Do you really think you can survive in
-important face and
re thin
he plain silver band he had given me two years a
e saw the ring, her mouth opening,
straight into the metal trash can beside Kiel
r, his light-brown pupils contr
I don't rec
ce as steady as if I were re
veins on his neck standing out before he
are nothing to me. Don't expect yo
on my heel and walked toward the door, my heels
sie's shrill v
r cheap junk off your desk!
, glanced back over my shoul
ngs in the trash can--ju
hutting the sound of Kiel smashing his co
to my workstation, pulled an empty cardboard box from the bo
ored them, picking up a silver photo frame from the corner of my desk--a picture of
box, Kelsie marched up to the entrance of my worksp
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