Cedric's perspective:
Morning came, and everyone was hard at work—everyone except Selena.
She had promised to deliver the designs yesterday, but now she was nowhere to be found.
I wondered, 'Where the hell could she have gone?'
With nothing else to do, I headed back to my office to wait.
I knew Selena loved money too much to stay away for long.
"Mr. Rosenthal, I've got all the meeting materials ready for your review." Eric placed a stack of documents on my desk.
"Fine," I replied, waving him off, my eyes drifting to the empty desk across from me. "Where’s Selena? Have you seen her today?"
"She's not feeling well and asked for leave," Eric answered promptly.
What? She didn't even tell me. 'Who does she think she is?' I thought.
"She asked for leave and told you, but not me?" I
