ed. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was, but her to

by the second. "I'm sorry." One thing I'd learned was tha

she learn that when a sincere apology was given, especially in situati

again, wondering w

ions I'd been given at my orientation. If there was no fire, and it didn't involve somet

g the lie most people bought when they didn't

h, are you Nathan's new secretary? No wonder." She said harshly and entered 'Nathan's'

cas what I'd done? I could already hear his yells of outrage in my ears, and I ignored that suggestion. I turned off the water, ignoring my still reddened hand when I

THAN

ed, and glared at the figure that walked into my office like she owned

ined when she

chair in the middle of the office. "I

after Danielle had gone, and she caressed the chair

breath. "What i

table. "I brought this for you after carefully brewing it like you love, b

e cup that was still leaking, knowing from experience if I needed

d she sat down in front of me. "It's lunchtime. I w

en her that information. It wasn't enough that I had fired the last secretary that had made it a job

again, and I coul

ging her to the door. "Julia. We broke up

eally remember what I'd seen in her. Her fakeness hadn't been obvious at the start, and it had only been when I'd seen her pining after Ethan after his death that I'd come to know the truth. I had been the middle way to getting Ethan, but now that Ethan was gone, I wa

Nathan. Are you still hung up on Ethan

t ever refer to

orry. I'm leaving. I just wante

ired. "I kn

me. "Is your secretary even effe

terrible night after hearing Danielle's call. The mere

ll cook your favorite

ed her shoulder again, steering her towards the door. My head

"I'll leave on my ow

icture I'd turned upside down after that fateful day. I considered opening it, but I ignored that urge and powered my system again. Nothing like