-ARIA-
Four days living on coffee and energy drinks, stale pastries, and overripe fruit abandoned in the office kitchen while I tried to claw my way through everything Chloe kept dumping on me.
The encyclopedia of raw materials was just the tip of the iceberg. She wanted reports, presentations, cost breakdowns, timelines… every scenario she could dream up. It was so much work that my actual job at Mars Logistics had basically been left to rot.
Logan was still in Germany, checking in regularly. He was starting to notice I was slipping.
Who was I kidding? I was fresh out of college, trying to fake my way into a junior executive role with almost no real experience. I slumped over my desk, face in my hands, eyes burning. I would’ve cried if I weren’t basically dehydrated at this point.
"K
