CHAPTER HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE

I adjusted my skirt and my hair before knocking.

“Come in.” It was faint but it still commanded authority. I took a brief look around the office before settling on him. He looked larger than his desk and it almost made me laugh.

“Good morning sir.” I smiled nervously. He gestured to the seat in front of him and I sat in it.

“How are you?” His smile was so disarming that I felt myself loosen up.

“Good sir. You wanted to see me?” He nodded and pulled out a manila envelope. I was confused but I collected it from him and pulled out its contents.

It was a new contract that had been signed between Elise Industries and Marque and Co. I’d heard of Elise Industries somewhere before but I couldn’t remember when or how I’d heard of them.

“Why are you showing me this?” Even if I didn’t remember Elise, contracts only existed between big shots here and I would be stupid to take such documents lightly, which was why I was surprised I was being shown the documents in the first place.

It was supposed