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8. Almost
"Sir, what do you mean by these?", Max asked his boss after giving her the key.
Asher sneered.
" This is one of the company's car keys and I let you borrow this while you're working here so no traffic jam and no more late, okay?", he said to her and Max was a bit stunned about it.
On the other side of her, she felt relieved after she find out that her boss wasn't mad at her for being late and he instead offered her a new car.
Max bowed to him but Asher told her not to be so formal in front of him.
"It's okay but make sure to use this wisely and I hate people who came late. Anyway, I'll be going on vacation for two days so I hope I can trust you with our new summer collection right?", Asher said making sure that he's right of choosing him to be the next Micheal.
Max just nod her head and decided to leave his office. She quickly went inside the restroom to check how her face turned pale and her heart started beati
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