Chapter 15I woke up the next morning with a start. I had forgotten to set my alarm. Fortunately, I had only overslept by a few minutes, but it started my day off with a bit of tension thinking about how I was almost late for work. I always liked to arrive early and would not have wanted this to be the first day I was late.
And it was a good thing that I wasn’t. Jean Claude was already there. Upon seeing me, he immediately called me into his office. “Close the door,” he said. I felt a sense of dread, as he had never before asked me to do this.
“But hardly anyone is here yet,” I said, trying to lighten the mood.
“I know, but they will be, and I want us to have our privacy.” He looked at the floor a moment, trying to collect his thoughts. This behavior was most unlike him. He always knew e
