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I managed to finish my introduction although rushed and not as smoothly as I imagined it. All thanks to Nikolai. When I went back to my position, I felt the vibrations stop and I grit my teeth. Nikolai wasn't looking at me, he was looking at the employee now introducing himself. I narrowed my eyes at him and glared at his side profile. I knew he knew I was glaring at him by the ghost of a smirk on his face.

"Well, I underestimated how much time that would take," He said immediately the employee was done. It was Margaret's turn to introduce herself and as she stepped out, he held up a hand to stop her. She looked confused for a moment then went red when Nikolai shooed her away with his hand like she was an insect. I bit back a laugh.

"End of introductions, we have more pressing things to attend to," Nikolai said, staring at the paper someone had just dropped in front of him. I peeked up, ready to start taking notes. Nikolai began addressing us. Half the time, I was admiring his work et