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I’ve left the date open, so I can be of assistance during the transition

Sincerely,

Felicity Schafer

Austin reread the note twice ht Once he’d absorbed it, he had a good idea of how he ht fix it He pressed the button on the intercom

“Felicity, could you come into my office, please?”

“Sure”

Ain his doorway

“What do you need?” she asked

“If you wanted a raise,” he said, “all you had to do was ask”

She wrinkled her nose “A raise?”

“Of course, you just had your half-year review and got a buh, if you want more money, we can talk about it”

She gave her head a quick shake “Who said anything about a raise?”

He picked up her letter “I thought maybe that’s what this was about I n?”

Her cheeks flushed, and her mouth fell open before she snapped it shut, into a thin line and folded her arms across her chest She looked at him as if he had insulted her

How could offering so?