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int that he recognized me from the night before. No flare

losed it. My voice caught

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urtly, glancing at his R

ked. "

ctuality, Miss Hart. Esp

ated, my brain stil

ffer? Or did you skim through it like you

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subtle, cutting one. He remembered m

s. Of course, Mr. Russ

woody and expensive brushing against

arked. "I don't

a leather chair and a notepad waited for me. I sat do

ort, and summariz

the stack. "

gning concern. "Is that

said through

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k. Two sugars

ouble-sided. S

ike a teenager

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tered under my

?" he said wit

m working

irked

s the table. "Fix page three. It's crooked.

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ally, wrinkling his nose. "Whatever y

n a groan. "

ider a more professi

my pencil skirt. I

ss in a garbage bag

apped up. "

dress by the handbook to

he might fire me right there. But instead, he just gav

to hell,

s alread

ient proposal because he didn't like the font, and listened to him complain about the

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without a w

d me dead

, try not

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by breathing in and out. "Sir, I have documents to work

dded, "And when you're done, analyze and edit these documents." He dropped some files on the table. As his hands moved, m

far end of the office. Falling to my knees in front o

situation could get any worse until I realized I

d from my face down my neck as I caught a glimp

was

ing,

an was

addening Sat

did. But instead of calling me out, he was using it like a weapon. Pretending he didn't know me gave him all the power

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d. "Something am

l. I live

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