There were a lot of things in life I had prepared myself for as a thirty year one old woman in the business world.
A surprise audit? Sure.
An investor pulling out at the last minute? Expected.
A power outage in the middle of an important presentation? Annoying but manageable.
But waking up on a completely normal morning, coming into work and minding my own business only for Alex Blackwood to waltz in and declare, I’m taking you to Dubai—
No.
That was not in my playbook. Not at all.
I stared at him while I was still trying to process the words.
Alex, of course, looked as relaxed as ever, like he’d just asked me to pass the stapler instead of proposing an international trip like it was the most natural thing in the world. He was the most obnoxious man ever.
He was not saying anyt
