Page 52 of You're the Boss

“Mm. Pay a little more attention to what I’m doing, please.”

Wow.

He hadn’t said a word to me for half an hour, and now he had a stick up his arse.

I took a deep breath and smiled flatly at him. “Of course, sir.”

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Me:How are things at the office?

Melody:It’s too quiet. It’s strange. I keep expecting Mr Black to pop out of his office and demand a cup of tea.

I chuckled and clicked the reply box on the group chat.

Me:Well, he just did that to me, if it helps. Although it was more him glaring at me across the room.

Daniel:You’re sharing an office???

Me:I take sympathy donations in size Sauvignon Blanc.

Melody:Perhaps you should take it in Gordon’s gin, instead.

Hm.

Ginwasstronger than wine, and I did enjoy a gin and lemonade every now and then.

Me:You might be onto something there.

Me:There hasn’t been any trouble, has there?

Daniel:Well…

Melody:It was nothing.

Me:Daniel. Talk.

Daniel:Emily Goldstein came back. She didn’t get past reception, but she caused a huge fuss, and the President has banned her from the building. I think they’re looking at legal ways to keep her away.

Good grief.

That woman really did have a screw loose.

Actually, she had the whole toolbox loose.

Me:Hmm. What did she want this time?

Melody:She claimed that she and Mr Black went out in university, so it was unreasonable that he didn’t want to see her.

Emily Goldstein and I had vastly different definitions of the word ‘unreasonable.’

Me:Perhaps them going out in university is why he doesn’t want to see her.

Daniel:I’ve only met her twice and I don’t want to see her, so I understand that.

Ha.

Tell me how you really feel, Daniel.

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