Insufferable Boss by Iona Rose

Author:Iona Rose [Rose, Iona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Somebooks
Published: 2023-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

25

Kane

I had expected her to come to the office sooner or later. I just didn't know exactly what topic of complaint she would be coming in for. There were many, and I had pushed them out of my mind in the meantime so that I could focus on the other pressing matters. But eventually, when her visit was announced, I was more than ready to give her my attention. I pushed my files aside as she entered and took a seat before me. It was a first, I realized, her sitting down in my office, ready to have a conversation, and I couldn't quite recall the last time I had paid rapt attention to someone who stopped by. Usually, I would be impatient, giving them the least attention possible so that they could be prompt with whatever they had come for and be on their way.

But not this time.

"Ready to head back to LA?" I asked, and she gave me a peculiar look.

"I'm to head back now?" she asked. "Because the proposal was rejected."

"No, I'm asking if you'd want to head back now after seeing all the bullshit that's going on."

She smiled.

"To be honest, it's a bit aggravating and truly a bitter pill to have to swallow when I think of it, but I really didn't expect anything less. Anyway, that's part of the reason I'm here... Is the project really dead because it wasn't received well, or is this just a roadblock?"

"It's a nuisance," I replied. "But we'll go ahead regardless. Nothing either of them can do to stop it beyond a lawsuit."

"What if they vote you out?"

"Well, that's the only way they're going to take control out of my hands. So as long as voting doesn't come to a tie or three against one, then I should be fine."

Her gaze lowered slightly, and I could almost predict exactly what she was going to ask.

"You're not worried that I'm not going to vote in your favor when the time comes?" she asked.

I'm amused.

“I'm not a moron. Up until now, I've chosen to ignore a lot of things because I understood I was walking a slippery slope, so I didn't allow conversations that could lead to stripping me of my position to come up."

"And now you do because I’m here?"

I stared at her.

"I can't say I'm as cautious."

"Hmm," she replied, her gaze lowering in contemplation.

"What if I side with them?"

"Then you side with them," I said, and she smiled.

"I'm curious as to why?"

"What is it?" I asked, and she replied,

"They all think I'm colluding with you and that whatever comes up, I'll always take your side."

"That's not true," I said. "For example, what happened this morning."

"Doesn't matter what they think," I said. "The only way I think we can solve all this animosity and anonymity is for us to actually work on our personal relationships with each other. I mean, how did it get so bad?"

"Kate's husband used to work here," I told her. For a moment, I hesitated in

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