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 management and

honcho, Oscar, to oversee things.

time passed, the company

the talents left.

headquarters had grown distant. The overall atmosphere in the company

here for a year, and despite his frustration, he

from now. I want every department head and

to send out mass

hour later.

should

of finance says her kid’s sick today; she took

he’s not feeling well; he’s

if

the meeting thought

need to kiss your lazy days goodbye, or you