ployee left. Chloe Bishop sat down at her desk and

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tedly soothing, stirring a fai

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d as though she had no

mbarr

nst her forehead, hurried out of he

d on the counter, alongside imported Panamanian Geisha co

was practically like

ng a cup, Chloe headed

knock

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traightened her postur

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son. I'll prepare an

arefully estimated the tempera

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met anyone so di

housand

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, even as she si

ent Grayson. Pleas

e, Chloe returned

ide, she carefully adjusted the tem

side of the cup

be right,

a thermometer around eve

e returned to his office, wear

Grayson, yo

took

etly, waiting f

t the cup down,

na

a quiet sig

rned to leave, his

this afternoon's meeting an

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just one

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ave an order, she cou

d, Preside

ely and hurried

new it, lunc

he hallway, pushing a dining cart carrying Xa

quite h

ery?" Chloe asked, approaching him. "I'm

bba, the CEO's sp

e bl

ial assistant? Then why does he

his lunch inside? Come back in h

no pr

d politely

ng cart toward the do

me

rt response

eral times that morning, she sti

yson, your lun

brief grunt of

ask, Chloe left the cart near

d her movemen

me to eat

e st

she had no ide

asked, "Do... do you

ked straig

ad asked such a ridiculous question,

r, innocent eyes, he realize

d his lip

o the dini

the dining area in the co

his office is so huge I can't

r and removed the silve

te meal mad

s are ridiculou

, Chloe returned t

back at his desk,

worka

ntly shook

ime gathering the documents

nally assembled everything just b

vier's office with

here are the mater

d at the cloc

to me at least half an

resident Grayson. Toda

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cuses," Xavier i

work was

completed proper

t results, no

hire Chloe, he would have fir

re it doesn't happen agai

the corporate

esults, not how much effort

ice, Chloe finally ha

her personal phone, and sent a mess

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earth did he inh