NovelEnglishFinally, | dragged myself out of bed. | put on a blush pink blouse, a black skirt, and kitten heels.
Even though | had a late start to the day when | got to the office, | realized | had sextra tto go to the
coffee shop next door, Five minutes later, | had a hot black coffee in my hand that was more bitter than my life.
When | entered the office, my heart skipped a beat when | saw that Gai‘ s office door was open. That had to
mean that Alexander was here. | paused in the middle of the office. | hadn't expected him to be here so early.
Wasn't he even more tired than | was? | hoped that there wasn’t any leftover tension from last night between us.
| put my coffee down on my desk and comforted myself with the knowledge that | didn’t have to be available
twenty-four-seven for this job. | didn’t think | could do that.
As | was sitting in my chair, Gai cup to my desk. “Good mor-
She paused when she got a better look at me. “Olivia! You look exhausted. You've been working too hard these
past few days.”
| shifted uncomfortably in my seat. | had done my best to cover up the purple bruises under my eyes and puffy
face, but there was only so much makeup could do.
| opened my mouth to complain about Ben, but | quickly shut it when | thought about it further. Could | be
implicated in the drugging incident if | reported it? Honestly, | probably could be if it was investigated further. If |
omitted that part, then it wouldn't be worth telling because it wouldn't showcase how horrible that old man had
been.
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Gai leaned against the edge of my desk and filledin on what happened when | was gone. Apparently, she
had to put out a few metaphorical fires around the office when I'd been away.
| took a sip of my coffee and listened to her as best | could. Honestly, | was trying my best to stay awake. But her
next question madeperk right up.
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She grew quiet and cleared her throat hesitantly. “So...did the president give you a hard tduring the trip?”
My heart slammed against my chest, and a jittery feeling washed over me. And it wasn’t because of the caffeine
| had just consumed.
How was | supposed to answer Gia’s question without lying straight to her face?
*Olivia*
| cleared my throat and took another sip of my coffee. “No, he didn’t,” | answered Gai’s question, hoping that my
voice sounded steady to her. My eyes narrowed when | noticed that her shoulders seemed to relax slightly. Had
she been nervous, | was going to complain? “Does he usually get into trouble when he goes on business trips?”
Gai airily waved her hand. “No, not Alexander. | never have to worry about him. It’s sof the...other’s | worry
about.”
“Alexander was the perfect gentleman,” | told her honestly.
He hadn’t been the problem on the trip. It was Ben and the whole fiasco with him.
“Alexander really is a decent guy,” Gai said.
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| grabbed my purse and got up from my desk. Alexander and Gai were walking in front ofand talking about
work.
My cell phone began to ring, and when | looked at my phone screen, my stomach jolted.
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“Hi, Breanna!” | said when | answered the phone.
“Olivia! Hi, how are you?”
“I'm doing well. It’s great to hear from you,” | said and smiled. “How have you been?”
As she chatted about her life, | thought about how great it was to hear from her.
“Listen...would you like to grab lunch withat Myst Dining at noon?” Breanna asked, her voice sounding a
little hesitant for some
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