xi, her heart still hammering again
s, please," she told the driver,
ulled out from the curb two cars behind her, blen
rom her purse, checking her reflection. The woman staring back was flushed, her eyes bright with anger, bu
ark contrast to the old-world, imposing granite of the Madden Tow
a for Human Resources was tastefully decorated in shades of grey and blue. And sitting in
om Apex Dynamics who had always looked a
ts?" she said, her voice just loud enough for the HR assistant at the desk t
was a deli
n anymore," she said, her voice even. "And som
altered, her perfectly
istant called, saving Apr
sharp and assessing. April answered calmly and confidently, drawing on the three years she'd spent managing a household staff,
llent, Ms. Potts," he said, leaning back in hi
im. A man in a sharp, tailored suit strode
s," the man said, his voice
uard's New York operations. His eyes scanned the re
his lips. "Welcome to Vanguard. However, your po
cus both star
s gaze intense. "He requires a personal assistant. Someone efficient, discreet, and utterly reliab
gah Madden. They weren't just hirin
ead?" April asked
Bonner," J
he opportunity was immense. This was
he said witho
her hand, Veronica was still waiting. She saw the folder in April's hand
d stepped into the elevator, the doors
he street, Sheldon Hayes lowered his
e's been hired as the personal assistant to their ne
ge of his mahogany desk. Silence stretched over the line, thick and dangerous. The only
ost brilliant, most
otts. H
s mind, creating an explosio
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