“Jules, listen.” He took a step in her direction.
She put up a hand to stop him from getting any closer.
“No, you listen. First and foremost, you must address me by my given name, not the pet name you used to address me by. Second, whatever happened to us all those years ago remains in the past. Last but not least, please stay out of my way.” She finished sternly, without looking him in the eyes.
“Jules—I mean Juliette, I was just going to say it'll be an honor working with you. I've heard nothing but positive feedback about your work.”
“I can't claim the same reciprocation.” She hissed unintentionally. “Anyway, there’s a meeting in an hour, so I need to get some work done.”
An email for a team meeting at 10:30 a.m. was sent earlier that morning, at 6 a.m. It was important and dem
