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“We’ve been waiting on you.” Garrett rolls his head on the headrest of his chair.

“Deacon was just about to tell us why the woman interviewing tomorrow for Garrett’s PA role is a bad choice,” Vic says.

Mallory huffs out a breath. “Let me guess. You’ve had sex with her?”

“That’s not a barrier to employment.” I grin. “She’s my ex-best friend’s sister.”

A collective oooh goes around the table. These are my people. They know my story.

“The ex-best friend who fucked your mum?” Garrett asks.

I nod slowly. “The very same.”

“So, you want me to get HR to drop the interview? Is that why you’re offering me Simone, who I might add would also be perfect for the role?” He beams as if the idea hasn’t occurred to him before.

“No. I want Pippa as my PA.”

Every eye in the room swivels to me.

I shrug. “What? She was twelve when it happened. It wasn’t her fault. I was angry at her back then, but she didn’t do anything except love her brother.”

“You didn’t even look at her CV,” Garrett says.

“I’ll take it back to my office with me. But she was a smart kid. Always had her nose in a book.”

Mallory rolls her eyes. “Lord help us.”

I lean forward, stitching my fingers together. “Now. Let’s get this meeting underway.”

Chapter Five

Pippa

“The situation’s changed.”

My stomach drops.

I went through the whole initial interview process not knowing who the company was that I was applying for. That was kept secret.

When I found it was Infinity Drinks, I had a sinking feeling I wouldn’t get the job.

Of course I knew all about the company Deacon co-founded. He might have been half an island away, but I followed his career. It made me proud to see how well he’d done for himself. He deserved everything good after the mess his mother made of his life.

The last time I saw Deacon Miller, he still thought I was in on that mess. It wasn’t until I was older that I realised assigning blame to a twelve-year-old was messed up, but he wasn’t really that much older.

I almost pulled my job application, never expecting they’d ask me in for an interview.

Now I’m here with the head of Infinity HR, Rochelle, who tells me as soon as I’ve sat down that the situation’s changed.

It’s not rocket science to assume that Deacon’s involved.

“I understand.”

She smiles, and I’m about to open my mouth to thank her for the opportunity when she drops a bombshell.

“As you know, the PA role was for the CEO, but due to an internal promotion, it’s now PA for the CTO.”

What?

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