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"Take me to the office," I directed

When we arrived, he came around to help me walk, but I cast off his arm

"I'm fine," I said I wanted to enter my offices under h to take control of my affairs

Our secretaries and sales people were shocked when I walked through the door holding hpale They were all overly solicitous, each offering to do so them to return to their duties as I headed for my office One look at it told me Samuel had taken it over My desk was a sloppy lass, still with some brandy in it on the desk as well The rooar smoke

Samuel wasn't there

"Open ain here, Dolores," I ordered My secretary rushed in quickly and opened every"Hasn't anyone attempted to clean this place while I ay?"

"Mr Logan didn't want anyone in here," she explained

"I'm not surprised Where is he?"

"He met Mr Brofman and Mr Conde at the Whaler's Club for lunch," she said

"For lunch? It's nearly three-thirty!"

"Mr Logan never returns from lunch before four," she said and then bit down on her lower lip as if she had already revealed more than she should have

"Neveroff the desk chair and then sitting "Let me look at some of this"

I began to wade through the documents, shocked at how s that should have been processed days ago and telephone es from ian slowly, signing aswhoo to soize

By the tihWhen he entered the offices, I could see from the flush in his face that he had had too much to drink at lunch His eyes looked like they were floating in his head So oblivious and dazed was he that he didn't realize I was there until he literally entered the office and approached the desk He stopped dead in his tracks, his jaw dropping

"Whatthewhat are you doing here, Olivia?" he gasped