Rachel's POV
It seems I have begun to hallucinate, because there's no way Xander just said that to me. Allison Carter obtained permission from him? When? How?
Since when does one bypass the CEO's personal assistant and obtain permission directly from the CEO?
That's against company protocol. And wait, if Allison Carter really got permission to leave from Xander, was she just watching me make a fool of myself this whole time?
Did she plan all of this, even provoking me so that I would call Xander, all to make me humiliate myself?
I glare at her, but she just stares defiantly at me. She's not gloating or anything. Was it not an act, then? Or is this just another ploy to embarrass me once again?
Damn it, I hate not knowing, I think.
"I beg your pardon?" I say to Xander. "I'm afraid I d
