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“I don’t care if they don’t agree,” Florian said.
He watched his aunt on video conference. She was in a bathrobe, sitting on her large California King bed with a canopy.
“I suppose,” Annaliese said wistfully.
“What do you mean suppose?” Florian asked. “I want to hire Tatiana as my associate director.”
“I suppose that’s fine,” Annaliese said. “Tatiana was a good nanny.”
Florian paused. He expected more resistance from his aunt. That she was agreeing to a brand new position that he was creating on a whim and giving to someone with no experience…was strange. He had expected a fight.
“It’s settled, then,” Florian said. “I will strong-arm HR if I have to. Thanks, auntie. This means a lot.”
“It’s fine,” Annaliese said.
Florian’s face went wrong.
“What’s wrong, auntie?”
“It’s nothin
