Chapter Ten
The office seemed cold the next Monday morning, although nothing had changed there.
I guess I had changed, and probably Garrison too, but I wouldn’t know because I didn’t see him at work. He’d flown to Japan, an emergency, he informed me in my voice mail, which would take several weeks to resolve. Hum? Wasn’t that convenient. Did he have that planned too when he decided to dispense with me? When I didn’t go to Robert’s office for our regular morning appointment, he came to me about ten o’clock.
“Ms. Rule?” His tone said everything as he opened the door and looked in, questioningly.
“Didn’t Garrison tell you?” I asked him.
“Tell me what?”
He didn’t know.
“Let’s just say that my agreement with Garrison fell apart. I think it’s time for us to end our morning ritual as
