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Chapter 30

Author: Anjali Sinha
last update Last Updated: 2022-09-16 00:02:26

EVERETT

Staring at the bright computer screen before me, I bite my lip. As far as my eyes can see, as I go through the data mentioned in the report on the lit-up screen, I realise that I haven't come across it before. It's new. The file I brought from Mr Thorne's office with me is not the set of papers I have come up with on my own, or the data inside it is in any way whatsoever curated by me.

Was there a mismatch of information between the departments?

Did they pick out someone else's reports and label them as mine?

Or was there a genuine misunderstanding on the part of the office manager?

Did she have trouble finding out about the person responsible behind the inaccurate report?

But then again, why did she pick me to take the fall?

I exhale, taking into account that another significant position in the marketing department remains vacant, and this is how it affects our team in the long run. I also recognise that I'm undertaking twice the workload till Kyra hires another assistant to
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