The Boss (ASSISTANT #3) by Ramona Gray EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Riley
“Don’t look so terrified, darling. We don’t bite.”
I clenched my hands into a tight fist in my lap and forced a smile.
“I know.”
Celeste, the older of the sisters and the more flamboyant one with her
bright pink hair, orange lipstick, and a multi-coloured muumuu that hurt my
eyes, leaned forward in her chair to tap one short, blunt nail against the
shiny surface of the desk.
“Darling, we’re not firing you. But Catherine and I think it’s time for
a… talk.”
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On cue, Catherine also leaned forward. Despite being the more practical
sister with her silver hair and muted make-up, the nail she tapped on the
desk was a long red painted dagger. “Riley, you have to choose someone, or
we’ll fill your spot at the agency with another girl.”
“That kind of sounds like you’re firing me,” I said.
Catherine shrugged as Celeste gave her a look. “We don’t want to fire
you, but we also can’t have someone at the agency who isn’t…”
“Bringing in money,” I said.
Catherine nodded. “Exactly. Honestly, I had reservations about
accepting your application in the first place, but Celeste convinced me to
give you a chance, which we have done for a month. You haven’t chosen a
single client to service. It’s time to shit or get off the pot, Riley.”
I pinched my lips together and blinked rapidly to stop the tears so close
to the surface. I never used to cry so easily, but that was before my mother’s
cancer and the horrifying cost of treating it without health insurance. The
stress, the fear that she would die because we couldn’t afford the chemo,
had left me feeling as fragile and wobbly as a newborn colt.
“Darling, take this. You’re leaking a little.” Celeste waved a tissue at
me, and I took it and dabbed at my watery eyes. I didn’t have time to mess
up my makeup, not when I needed to return to my day job, my real job, in
less than an hour.
Catherine studied me before turning to Celeste. “I told you this was a
mistake. We should never have accepted her at the agency. She doesn’t want
to be here.”
“I do,” I insisted.
“No, you need the money,” Catherine said, but not unkindly. “It was
against my better judgment to hire you – desperation is not an attractive
quality to our clients – but I’m still willing to keep you here if you choose
someone today.”
I glanced at Celeste, hoping to appeal to her sensitive side, but
Catherine shook her head. “Celeste agrees with me, Riley.”
I took a deep breath. “Okay. I’ll review the candidates tonight and email
you my choice.”
“No,” Catherine said. “You’ll choose here and now, or we end your
contract before you leave the office.”
That familiar tightness of anxiety appeared in my belly. I couldn’t blame
Catherine for her behaviour. She and Celeste had a business to run, and I
had signed the contract of my own free will.
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