The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 63

This place was seriously going downhill. Not a spark of life in sight.

Arabella walked back into the office and barely took a seat when Dean, the perpetually late assistant, barged in.

“Sorry I’m late, huh? Where’s the boss? Wasn’t he supposed to be here today? Kid, have you seen the boss? You need to get up; he should be arriving soon! You can’t sit there!”

Dean rattled on, then realized the girl in front of him was just watching him with a nonchalant air that sent a shiver down his spine.

“Arabella.

“Ms. Bennett,” Dean rushed forward, scared out of his wits.

From his stammering explanation, Arabella got the gist.

hiring a number of talents, some good at

honcho,

as time passed, the company

of the talents left.

neglect, the headquarters had grown distant. The overall

had been here for a year, and despite his

half an hour from now. I want

Dean rushed off to send out mass notifications.

an hour later.

meeting room, out of 38 chairs that should have been filled,

her kid’s sick today; she took a leave to take him to

of procurement says he’s not feeling well; he’s resting at home.”

Dean can finish, Arabella cut him off: “Tell them if they’re not here tomorrow, they needn’t bother coming back

who came to the meeting thought

means you folks need to kiss your lazy days goodbye, or you can kiss the