Home for a Soldier
“Green Gables Trust was the biggest client of Mayfield Investments. She ought to have finished the quarterly reports last night, but her mind had become listless, unable to cope with complex tasks. The commute from New Jersey, where she had found an apartment after two days of sleeping on Orlando’s couch, added to the strain of failed dreams and a broken heart.
She drifted out of her office to drop the papers on Stuart Ashton’s desk.
“Where’s Stuart?” She attempted a smile at Yvonne, his assista...nt who squatted on the floor, untangling wires plugged into the back of a computer.
“He’s already with the client. You’re late.”
“I’m sorry.” Grace said the words out of politeness, although she knew they weren’t true. Right now, she didn’t care.
“Can you take the report to the conference room?” Yvonne peered over the tabletop. “I’m trying to sort out why my keyboard doesn’t work.”
“Sure.” Grace gathered the stack of sheets and headed down the corridor, where she paused to rap on the door before pushing it open.MoreLess
She drifted out of her office to drop the papers on Stuart Ashton’s desk.
“Where’s Stuart?” She attempted a smile at Yvonne, his assista...nt who squatted on the floor, untangling wires plugged into the back of a computer.
“He’s already with the client. You’re late.”
“I’m sorry.” Grace said the words out of politeness, although she knew they weren’t true. Right now, she didn’t care.
“Can you take the report to the conference room?” Yvonne peered over the tabletop. “I’m trying to sort out why my keyboard doesn’t work.”
“Sure.” Grace gathered the stack of sheets and headed down the corridor, where she paused to rap on the door before pushing it open.MoreLess
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