Out Of Control

Emilia sat behind her desk perfectly calm and composed for the onlookers. No one would look at her and believe she was caught between a sea of turbulent waves. On the other side, her assistant Julia paced nervously in front of the desk, holding a tab in her hand and occasionally staring at the stack of newspapers and magazines that she had placed on Emilia's desk.

"'Return of Prince Consort's brother', 'Shocking truth about Princess Emilia exposed', 'Scandalous Revelations: Princess' love affair.' This is outrageous! None of it is true, Ma'am. We have to do something about this! This is getting out of control. Until two days ago, there was at least one article about how to move on. Look for a new husband and now they are going on about how you have not grieved enough? What do they want you to do?"

Emilia calmly sipped her tea and said," Julia, please have a seat. I thank you for your concern, but getting worked up won't help. We need to approach this strategically."