Separated by Duty

“I know. This isn’t going to be easy which is why Ace will probably decide to go on this trip no matter what. We can’t let our competitor get a big jump ahead of us, right?” the woman said knowingly.

“Right. I got it…” I spoke through the phone.

“The trip is expected to last a week. You might get even busier with him being away so don’t expect that it’s going to be easy on you,” the woman said with a small laugh.

“Excuse me? A week?” I said while unable to hide my shock.

Ace is going to be gone for a whole week?

“That’s right. The client will send more details about the trip. I’ll forward it to you right away when I get it so you can brief the CEO about it,” the woman instructed.

“Ok…thank you…” I managed to reply vague before the line disconnected.

Ace…is going to be gone for a week?

The sudden news left me feeling quite empty inside as I stared at my phone screen with conflicted feelings. It was at that exact moment that I heard the door to his office opened. I knew without se