The alarm clock violently rips me from sleep at the ungodly hour of 4:45 AM. For the briefest moment, I consider throwing it across the room. I groan, reaching blindly for my phone and squinting at the screen. Ugh. Why does the clock look like that? My brain? Because it’s 4:45 AM, you moron. Right. The meeting. I scheduled the meeting at 6 AM on purpose, fully prepared to suffer if it means making Adrian’s life miserable. He deserves it. After ignoring my emails, giving me spreadsheets thicker than an encyclopedia, and treating PR like it's a waste of oxygen, this is my revenge. He thinks he can ignore me? Let’s see how he ignores me when he’s half-asleep and miserable. I force myself out of bed, my body moving like a zombie, my limbs not cooperating. My blanket betrays m

