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Author: Nyssa Kim
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Isla’s pov.

“This is your new office, and I’ve printed out Mr. Voss’s schedule for you,” Liam, Alaric's other secretary, announced as he dropped what looked like an entire book onto the desk with a heavy thud.

My jaw nearly hit the floor.

Eyes wide, I turned to Liam, half-expecting him to burst into laughter and tell me it was all a joke. But instead, he simply flipped the book open with a practiced ease and pointed to a page.

“If you go to page 24, you’ll find the CEO likes and dislikes,” he said matter-of-factly. “For example, here, it details exactly how Mr. Voss likes his coffee—black and bland, no sugar.”

My eyes flickered to the line he was indicating, and sure enough, in bold letters, it read:

Mr. Voss likes his coffee black and bland. No sugar and absolutely no milk. Please take note of this.

I stared at the words in disbelief. What the actual hell? He didn’t really expect me to read and memorize all of this, right?

“And here,” Liam continued, completely unfa
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