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Little did I know at the tiain I don’t even remember her name

I hurry to keep up with butlerand I have to pushforever and I’h the wardrobe and are about to step out into a beautiful fantasy land full of talking trees and crap like that

Instead, the hall ends in a pair of enorlances back at me and hesitates

“Speak only if spoken to,” he warns, and I’m surprised to note that he’s not British at all

In fact, I think he’s frouess

“You will beMason for the first time, but you will never address him as such You will call him sir or Mr Ward, do you understand?”

I blink and nod “Yes,” I say

“Good” He purses his lips “Try not to embarrass yourself” He turns away and pushes on the door

I only have a second to reflect on that I ht before I’m supposed to meet my employer

And to top it all off, I’uy shares the sa company

I did a little research, I won’t lie I googled Ward Investing, looked at the website for twoat cat pictures I ation, but hey, there’s a reason I have an art degree and not a business degree Delving deep into a company’s history and financials doesn’t exactly hold my interest

I take a deep breath and follow the rude Ah the doors We step into a wide, deep roolance to my left and the view startles me for a moment

We’re at the very top of the tallest building in Philadelphia, and I can see everything all around us

I nearly run right into the butler before cohtly, and I tear ht ahead at the most attractive man I’ve ever seen in my life

He looks fake At least for a second, I think he’s fake He’s the sort of guy you see inlike that He should be shirtless and covered in water and giving a deep, dark, intense look that suggests he’s willing to dry off, but only if I’et wet instead