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Chapter 4

He coughed pointedly.

I surreptitiously ran a hand through my tousled hair. His eyes flickered over me, and he frowned. Had I forgotten to iron my shirt that morning? Or maybe my “surreptitiously” needed more work.

“Cooper, isn’t it? You’re working on the Sherringham accounts, I believe.”

He must have known damn well I was. What had I messed up now? “Yeah. I mean, yes, Mr Armstrong. I’m on the billing.”

“You’re on the investment portfolio.”

I blinked hard. “Um…no. That’s not me. That’s one of the other guys, Colin Walsh—”

“That wasn’t a query, Mr Cooper. It was a statement. You’ll prepare the copy reports and bring them to the client meeting on Friday.”

“I don’t think so,” I said without thinking.

It was as if the air sucked out of the cubicle. “Excuse me?”