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,

head honcho, Oscar, to oversee things.

the company saw little

the

grown distant. The overall atmosphere in

his frustration, he lacked the capacity

a meeting half an hour from now. I want

rushed off to send

hour later.

out of 38 chairs that should

sick today; she took a leave

not

them if they’re not here tomorrow, they needn’t bother coming back

who came to the meeting thought Arabella was just playing

you folks need to kiss your lazy days