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"Reschedule," I spoke into the receiver. A brief silence followed, and I did not need to think too hard to realize that the person on the other end had something to say.
Raking tired fingers through my hair, I sighed. "Just spit it out, Avery. What is it?"
A small, dramatic gasp from her made me bite down hard on my tongue. The irritation that had been raging through me all morning was gradually inching and building up to fiery anger. And although I was struggling to hold myself back, I knew that if my secretary did not stop her little charade soon, I was going to do something she'd regret.
"I-I..um, I wasn't going to say anything…" she protested, trailing off. "Am I allowed to ask why?" She finally said. I took a deep breath. The way I was feeling right now, I was prone to losi
