Rumor Mill: Sweet Seasons Expected to Go Public, Questions Swirl about “Cross Effect”
Harrison Cross Announces City-Wide Search for “Executive Assistant,” Salary 500k
Here’s Why You Should NEVER Apply to Work Under Harrison Cross
THIRTY-THREE
ANDREA
“For the umpteenth time, I’m not available for interviews.” I groaned at the tenth reporter this morning. “We’re in the middle of a crucial stage.”
“So, Harrison Cross is failing and he won’t admit it?” the man pressed. “This would be the first time he took over a company and had to make it public, right?”
“I just said I’m not giving an interview.”
“Is the company going broke?” he persisted. “Were the finances off? There has to be a reason, so just huff twice for yes and once for no.”
I hung up and unplugged my phone from the wall.
Somewhere between returning from Hawaii and finally working as “just” the CFO, my life had become a collage of dodging nosy reporters and restructuring the entire finance department.
A part of me was starting to miss being Harrison’s assistant.
Well, a part I would never admit to and forever deny.
As I highlighted the top ten tasks for the day, a flutter of emails landed at the top of my inbox.
Subject:New! Personal Request for 4
Subject:New! Personal Request for 7:30
Subject:New! Personal Request for 3:45
All three from Harrison.
Welp.
So much for missing the life of being his assistant.
Standing up from my desk, I walked across the hall to his office.
Knocking, I waited until I heard his familiar “This better be important.”
“Miss Stone.” He smiled as I walked in and shut the door behind me. “To what do I owe this surprise visit?”
“You said you would stop treating me like your assistant,” I said. “You promised.”
“I have.” He leaned back in his chair. “Haven’t I?”
“No.”
“How so?”
“You’re still sending me scheduling reminders,” I said. “You’re hiding petty requests and disguising them as meetings.”
“I can assure you there are no petty requests in my latest emails.” He smirked. “You probably should’ve opened them before coming here.”
“I plan on deleting them,” I said. “On another note, there’s a rumor going around that you’re about to make Saturdays off days. Is that true?”
