Book Two: Branch Forty One

People had always regarded Joshua as one who was difficult to work with because of how controlling he was. Aletta had only known the side of him that was controlling and a perfectionist so seeing him this way made her question everything she knew about him.

"Are you going to go after everyone has gone?" she asked him.

"Yes Ms Brunswick" Seeing that he was still using that tone with her she felt he was angry at her. Somehow she preferred that tone because it made her a bit comfortable to work with him.

She nodded and walked to the door. She hoped he would snap out of whatever it was that was making him that way and allow them to get off work early.

She walked to the open office space that had been partitioned for work. she clapped her hands to alert the people who were busy either tapping away on their laptops or reading something intently on them.

They all turned to face her with tired expressions that she felt compassion for them all. "Mr Delgado says we can all go home now"

"Witho