"Father, do you really think I'm that bad?"

Charles's voice was laid-back but had an edge that made Mateo stop in his tracks. Then, with a chuckle and a twinkle in his eye, Mateo said, "I guess I worried too much."

Charles knew his stuff. His dad should know he would not give someone like her the time of day, which put Mateo at ease. "Alright, back to the grind for you. I'm off."

"Take it easy, Dad!" After waving Mateo off, Charles hit the intercom and told Becky, "Get Janet a spot in the secretarial pool for some busywork, okay? Keep her out of the loop on the hush-hush stuff and away from me." That was as far as Charles would bend. "Everyone, just keep going with your own stuff. Don't mind her."

now had the playbook for

downstairs in the cafeteria, ordering the staff around for snacks. Becky's opinion of Janet slipped a few more notches, but

storm in her head. When Becky approached with her comments, Janet realized Charles was not going to kick her out, and she could not help but

squinted at her. "Ms. Baker, we're

the big hurry? Can't you see I'm waiting for some pastries? Charles probably skipped breakfast,

Colossus Group; you don't get to tell the catering staff what to do." Becky's words hit

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