Piqued interest

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"Hello sir,"

"Get me coffee, Ms. Whites." the man's sharp voice instructed, before the call abruptly ended.

Katherine shuddered, staring dazedly at the intercom as the call ended. She tried to wrap her head around what had just happened, not knowing which scared her the most; the fact that her boss was in the office so early or that his voice was alarmingly frigid. For the first time in months since Rose had introduced her to Rock as her friend, his voice was kind of different. It was as if they had gone back in time with how cold and irritated he sounded. Or was it in her head? Only one way to find out.

Katherine sighed, pulling wandering thoughts together as she quickly stood up and, with hurried steps, she went to attend to her boss' needs.

Meanwhile, in his office, Rock sighed for the hundredth time. He slowly rested his back against his chair, his hand playing with the head of a pen. He was trying to concentrate on his work, with the hope that it would help him get his