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The conversation earing Vivien out She was going to ask him to shut up but she knew better than to dare say as such She couldn’t even cut hi She waited till she was sure that he was done with talking then she spoke

“Sir, we’re doing as ive me one more week I can assure you that I’d have at least ten people in the seats as you desire”

She could feel the hed inwardly

“I miss you Vivien”, he said calmly Vivien rolled her eyes

“If you had known you wouldn’t have sent me to the United States, would you?” she asked She heard hih

“You’re still angry, aren’t you?” he asked

“Oh no I don’t dare keep a grudge againsther best to sound sincere She wanted to slap herself for letting her eet the better of her

“Oh, sure Put on the professional demeanor You’ve always been excellent at what you do Please understand that I didn’t want to send you that far away but the job required much skill and you were the best person for the job As much as I love you, the plan must succeed”

Vivien bit her lips, holding back tears as she walked through the hallway to her office When she didn’t say anything, he sighed again

“Take care of yourself, ent to support you He’ll ood work” He said before he finished the call

Vivien shook her head Adrik, her boss sure had a ords She went to her office and entered The place was dark She turned on the lights and approached her desk The books on her table were neatly arranged and an Aht in the center of the table She pulled out her journal froh her appointments for the day That hen she noticed theby her door She was surprised but she didn’t show any signs of fear

“Who are you?” she asked as she subtly reached for the gun beneath her desk The man smiled

“That’s no way to welcome your new assistant, Ms Secretary to the White House Chief of Staff By the way, I a her gun around his fingers

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