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“What are you laughing at over there?” Theodore peered at me around the side of his monitor screen. “Are you slacking off, Miss St. James?”
“I would never, sir,” I replied. “I was checking in with Melody and Daniel.”
“In that group chat of yours?”
“It would be inefficient to check in separately, don’t you think?”
He grunted. “I think I should be in there for efficiency’s sake.”
“Just like nobody wants their boss at a company dinner, nobody wants their boss in the group chat, sir.” I reached for my tea and sipped.
“Ridiculous. I’m a delight to have dinner with. You’re doing it every night.”
“Because we’re cohabitating. Don’t take this the wrong way, but if we weren’t, I wouldn’t have dinner with you. At all.” I paused. “Sir.”
“Again, adding ‘sir’ to the end doesn’t make it polite,” he grumbled. “How is everything at the office?”
“Quiet, apparently.”
“Is that because I’m not there?”
“I’d wager so, sir.” I fought back a laugh. “Emily Goldstein showed up in reception today, apparently.”
He jumped to his feet and glared across the room. “What did she want this time?”
“Your attention. Apparently, the two of you went out in university and it’s ‘unreasonable’ that you don’t want to see her now.”
“Does she know the meaning of the word?”
“I don’t think so.”
“What happened to her?”
“She was removed after causing a scene, banned from the building, and the President is seeking legal advice.”
“Mph.” Theodore sat back down and wheeled his chair slightly to the side, so he didn’t have to strain around the side of his monstrous monitor. “We didn’t go out, you know.”
I swung my gaze from my screen over to him. “It’s none of my business, sir.”
“Perhaps, but I was just making it clear that my taste doesn’t extend to the desperate.”
“I’m aware. All you’re interested in is her father’s business, and only if he’s going to sell it to you. Is that right?”
He nodded. “Something like that.”
My laptop pinged, and a little box popped up in the corner of the screen from the company messaging service. Cassidy’s name was front and centre, and I clicked on it to read her message.
“Sir, the President would like to talk to you,” I said.
Theodore groaned. “Is it about Emily?”
“I believe you already know the answer to that.”
“Fine. Will you be done with your work by four?”
I nodded.
“Have him call me then. We’ve had a long day, so finish then.”
