Gladys's pen stopped moving. She looked up slowly at Reign in shock.
"Post it in the group chat as well," Reign added as if it were nothing.
But Gladys's expression moved through shock, hesitation, processing, and then, very briefly, before she pushed it down, something that looked a lot like respect.
....
By 3:00 PM, Elvis saw the notification in the group chat.
Deputy Director Elvis Wells - Performance bonus deduction for April due to mismanagement of department leave requests. Signed, Director Reign Sutton.
Elvis's vision went red. He shot up from his desk, stormed down the hallway and burst into Reign's office.
"Reign!" His voice was loud enough to make Gladys jump at her desk outside. "What right do you have to deduct my performance bonus? Do you know how much my monthly bonus
