Chapter 2ANNIKAHe didn’t fire me.Not because he loved me but because he knows I am the only one who tolerates him, the only one who can handle him, and most of all, the best at what she does.After that day, when I saw him in his full glory, things had changed drastically.“Annika, what does my schedule look like today?” He asked, his voice normal, put together and authoritative.“You have a meeting with the team in Egypt and your dad wants you to come home with Sophie. Also, Julie sent in a new list for a chef to hire.” I answered, walking behind him. His scent, woody and spicy, same old but today, they smell rather, toxic, and for stupid reasons, I like it.Crash!My face collided with something hard; my tablet hit the ground and the files in my hand flew in the air.Shit.“Ms. Annika, are you okay?” The colleague I bumped into rasped, worry slipping through his voice. His hands were trembling as he helped pull the papers together.What the hell am I doing?Pull yourself together
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