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“I'm sure that Alexander was just being sarcastic,” | told Korbin, throwing Alexander an annoyed look. “We just
live close to each other. We're practically neighbors, so he periodically givesrides to work,” | explained.
“Ah, that makes sense,” Korbin answered and nodded.
The three of us were silent for the rest of the elevator ride. Korbin raised one of his eyebrows, and | knew that it
was because | called my boss by his first name. But that was the least of my worries right now. Korbin was
looking between Alexander andwith scrutiny. He took out his phone, and I could see the glowing screen from
where | was standing. He hunched his shoulders and navigated to his email.
My stomach plummeted when | realized he was typing out a message to report Alexander andriding to work
together.
No! How could | explain to him that nothing was happening between Alexander and me? If he reported this, |
could be fired.
| raised my hand to tap on his shoulder-unsure what | was going to say-but there was a small ding, and the
elevator doors opened.
Korbin hurried out of the elevator, and | tried to rush after him. But Alexander grabbed my wrist and pulled me
back. | watched the doors close as Korbin walked away.
Frustration coursed through me, and | turned to Alexander. “Why did you do that? Korbin’s going to report us to
the board of directors. |
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could lose my job.”
Alexander merely shrugged, seemingly unaffected. “I'm not worried about it, and you shouldn't be either.” He
put his warm hand on my shoulder and squeezed it. My hands shook from the contact. “If there’s trouble with
the board members, | promise to smooth things over. But | doubt there will be.” He paused. “You worry too much.
Don’t forget...| am the chairman.”
| rolled my eyes and turned away from him. It was easy for him not to worry about losing his job. | was much
more easily replaceable than him.
During my workday, | didn’t have much tto worry about Korbin and what he had assumed he saw. | was
swamped with phone calls, emails, and filing important documents. | even worked through lunch, and my
stomach was growling in the afternoon. When | stood up to grab a granola bar from the breakroom, the phone on
my desk rang again. | sighed and sat back down.
“Good afternoon, this is Olivia. How can | help you?” | said when | answered the phone.
“Hi, Olivia, this is Helen Green.”
My eyes widened, and my grip tightened on the phone. Helen Green was the chairman’s mother-Alexander’s
mom.
“O-oh, hello,” | said and cursed myself for stuttering. “How are you, Mrs. Green?”
“I'm well, thank you,” she said in a voice that remindedof how a queen would speak. Her voice sounded
royal. “I was calling to see if you could do a favor for me.”
| froze. What kind of favor would a woman from one of the most
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respected and influential families need from me?
“Anything, Mrs. Green,” | promised, not really having any other choice.
“Would you please be a dear and
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| paused for a fraction of a second longer than | should have. “Of course. I'll remind him right now.”
| swallowed thickly as Alexander's mom thankedand hung up.
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out a big sigh. | knew that Mrs. Green
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| went to Alexander's office and
briskly knocked on the door. | would
simply remind him g is blindHdate
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afot to do. But he didn't answer. |
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| went to Gia’s office but she wasn’t there, so | called her cell phone.
“Hey, I'm at lunch with a client,” she said in a whispered voice. “I can’t talk right now.”
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