in the administrative wing, h

to the system, her jaw locked tight as she fo

el No. 5 hit her senses be

n front of Aubree's desk. Her red-soled

t to Aubree's keyboard. The dark brown liquid sloshed over the

d. She pulled a tissue from the box and meth

made Brittany's face

-plan office could hear. "Are you entirely useless, Au

e was going to defend a bottom-tier assistant against t

ee is not in my job description. And I am currently process

ed forward and snatched the damp r

office to threaten me, you

ilting her neck. A dark, purplish br

enthouse last night," Brittany whisp

ad been in that penthouse last night. S

the overpowering perfume, triggered

h hands over her mouth, shoved Brittany hard in

heels catching on the carpet. Sh

" Brittany shrieked at

the private executiv

r managers. His cold eyes landed exactly on the

ed into a mask of pure, trembling victimhood. She r

g his arm. "Your assistant ju

he restroom doors. His jaw ticked. He was absolutely certain Aubr

. She dry-heaved violently, her knuckles turning white. Her throat

ruthlessly against her face. The freezing t

ow reflection in the mirror.

n, her eyes immediately dropping to Aubree's slightly

eached into her pocket and pulled ou

d, forcing a weak, self-deprecatin

aze lingered for a second befo

those delayed financial reports. Don't tell me you let a spilled coffee ruin your entire workflow. Be

g into her palms so har

t meant she was one step away f

loor, half of her desk was empty. Her files, he

President's suite, sipping the iced American

esk buzzed. Mr. Vance's ro

rchive room immediately. You are reassigne

rounding coworkers whispered, looking

desk and swept her few remaining pens and a mug into it. Her

box toward the f

he gaps in the blinds. Ell was sitting at his massive maho

. A cold, dead smi

heavy metal doors of the freigh

buzzed in

. An encrypted message flashed on the bl

a has been intercepted

exhaustion in her eyes vanished, repl

lew across t

d as p