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She does, perching on the edge and folding her hands in her lap She started out as a secretary here under my dad’s watch and worked her way up the ladder until he put her in charge of our entire resource pool She’s smart, efficient, and most of all loyal to the company That loyalty transferred from my dad to me when I became CEO

“You asked an,” she says, and I nod I have and so far, her reports every few days by e well at work, exceeding expectations

“Is everything okay?” There’s no hiding the alarm in my voice

Kyla shakes her head “I don’t think so I didn’t tell you last week because it seemed like a personal matter, and I wasn’t sure it was relevant—”

“Is she sick?” I demand as I rise out of my chair

Eyes rounding ith unease, Kyla leans back in her chair “Um… no Not that I know of”

“Christ,” I h ive her a sheepish look “I’m sorry”

Kyla purses her lips “I really wasn’t sure why you wanted me to keep an eye on her and it’s none of s for her”

For a flash of a ed Besides, there’s no sha for someone

“Now I’e of censure in her tone “Last week as I was coo today—I found Hannah crouched beside her car just sobbing her heart out”

“Fuck,” I mutter Last Wednesday after work When I sent ala “Did she tell you rong?”

“No,” she replies briskly “Dried her tears and put on a stiff upper lip”

“Okay?” I drawl expectantly, because there’s clearly more to the story since that happened last week

“She left a little bit ago after you sent the e around, encouraging so sure co on her desk”

“What?”

“It was on her printer, actually A pae in South Carolina she must have printed out It had an application with it to their business progra to be with us e soon”