Page 169 of Sexting the Boss

I’m listening. Kind of.

Until I’m not.

A new email pings into my inbox—low corner, bottom right. Nothing unusual. Dozens of those show up every hour.

But then I catch the subject line.

FW: Resignation – Sasha Caldwell

Sender: Mark Jensen.

My stomach goes stone-cold.

I don’t say anything. Just click the message open with one hand while Roman keeps talking, unaware.

Please see Sasha Caldwell’s resignation below.

She emailed me directly a few minutes ago.

Thought you should be looped in.

—Mark

-----Original Message-----

From: Sasha Caldwell

To: Mark Jensen

Subject: Resignation – Effective Immediately

Mark,

Effective immediately, I am resigning from my position at Zaitsev Industries.

Thank you for the opportunity.

—Sasha Caldwell

Four sentences.

Polite. Professional. She thinks she can disappear just like that.

I don’t hear what Roman’s saying anymore.

I close the laptop—slowly. Deliberately.

Roman finally looks up. “Did you hear anything I just said?”

I stare straight ahead. “She quit.”

He pauses. “Who?”

“Sasha.”

His brows twitch together. “What do you mean she quit?”

“She sent a resignation email to her supervisor. He just forwarded it.” I grit my teeth. “No warning. No goodbye. Just…poof.”

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