r. He grabbed her wrist.

eyes were dead. "I ran into U

iately went on the offensive. "You got into another ma

highway. You have no

lmost beaten to death by her ex! I wa

jacket tighter, walked past him, an

to Sales Two in a sharp busines

ddition." He smirked. "Supervisor

er bag. "I don't run a charity. I don't serve rich housewives." She slammed a stack of dusty folders onto Clara's des

" This was exactly the excuse she

. Penny Holloway, a young girl in thick glasses at the next desk, slid a

ickly picked up a pattern. Dozens of massive, written-off expenses all f

et to check the owner. Her access had be

visor, this receipt is missing the approval signature. I

b. Don't bother me. If you don't find

to the elevators. She pressed t

in plush carpet and smelling of expensive l

e CEO's office, a familiar high-pi

ehind a large potted plant a

in a compact mirror. Around her neck hung a limited-edition Van Cleef & A

. Julian wasn't just betraying their marriage. He was repl

umpled paper, and stepped out. Her

cross her cheek. She snapped the compact shut and stood up in a

d to the necklace. "Verifying accounts. Tell me, di

n handled it. He felt bad, so he

nce you're the executive assistant, do your jo

e had no idea what she was looking at. The other

ial voucher? The standards here have really hit rock b

ed red. Tears well

Julian walked out holding files. He saw the stan

? Go back to your department."

nt how to work." She turned toward the elevator. "Julia

a burner phone, checked a secret offshore acc

he retainer is i

Sterling. Wha

tel video, all bank transfers, and the actual owner be

eavy load.

want ironclad proof that

rcus, Conrad's assistant, with her live location and a single line: J

clock out. She grabbed her ba

client dinner tonight. You a

It's Sal Petrocelli from Stellar R

t dinners are PR's jo

Director? If we don't land this contract ton

an and Mitch. But she couldn't get fir

nd me the