Chapter 79

She called Cecilia and me into the office and made things crystal clear.

“Director Irwin, it’s a bummer we can’t hit up the party together this time, but don’t sweat it.

there’ll be plenty more shindigs in the future we can crash,” I reassured her.

Cecilia’s eyelids drooped as she murmured, “I’ll roll with whatever Wallis says.

After dropping that, she ducked out of the office, her face a billboard for disappointment.

I thought, if Hogan caught a glimpse of that, he’d probably be all torn up inside.

Wallis saw it too and, with a ton on her mind, muttered, “This ain’t over yet.”

I looked at her, and when our eyes met, she added, “Cecilia brought it up in the work chat, remember? Hogan’s in that chat too.”

I got Wallis’s drift; she figured Cecilia did it on purpose.

I had a bad feeling about it too.

quitting time. Wallis sent me a

President Lott figure out a way to bring Ms. Irwin

subtle, but Wallis and

two could go to the party, and Hogan was asking Wallis to pick between

thing, but what’s the deal with tomorrow night? What’s a green girl with no degree got

and as the boss, I sure as hell get to

sticking up

if it was Hogan’s wish, he’d move heaven and earth to see it

in the line of fire, so

March, what’s up?”

Zade, you got a

on the other end before I heard

he couldn’t stand wasting words.

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had booked for our

stony as he waved

shopping” clogged my throat.

giving us an

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