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.

a

head honcho, Oscar, to

as time passed, the company

the talents left.

headquarters had grown distant. The overall atmosphere in the company was pretty lax.

had been here for a year, and despite his frustration, he lacked the capacity to change

from now. I want every department head and member of

Dean rushed off to send out

an hour

38 chairs that should have been filled, only nine people showed up.

kid’s sick today; she took

he’s not feeling well; he’s

can finish, Arabella cut him off: “Tell them if they’re not here

the meeting thought Arabella was

I’m here, it means you folks need to kiss your lazy days goodbye, or you