Friendly Planning
THE FLOOR of Eve’s office steadily emptied outside her open door, but she was too entrenched in work to notice. The cresting sun was cascading a serene array of light and shadow lines in her office as it dipped between buildings behind her back. Eve was deeply ingrained in constructing the merger of a minor finance unit into the legal department of a client’s firm. This conjoining would offer much needed advice and personnel relief without having to deal with section transfers or inner-firm departmental red tape. Eve did not even realize that her phone was ringing.
“Ms. Rothmore...” The light but stern voice of Penelope startled Eve out of her concentration. “Phone for you,” her secretary announced as she poked her head through the open door.
“Thank you, Penelope,” Eve
