“I am taking a few days off, “
Anne said and Howard looked up at her from behind his desk, surprised.
“Days off?”
He asked, “But… no, don’t get me wrong, I am happy that you’ve decided to take a break, I haven't heard of you being on holiday in ages. I am just surprised. “
“Yeah, I thought it was about time. “
“Is this why you decided to delegate the De Vries project to someone else?”
“No, no. “
Anne said “The reason why I gave up on it is because I didn’t feel comfortable working on it anymore. “
“If this has anything to do with Deon, I …”
“No, really- as I said. It has nothing to do with him. “
Partly it does, Anne admitted to herself.
Howard got up and moved past the desk.
“I hope you are all right. “
‘Yes, “ Anne said too quickly, “Yes. All is well. I am just going to v
