I walked upstairs and knocked on Cheney's office door.

 

Milo isn't in the room. Gia's the only one at the office.

 

Gia pulled down her face when she saw me.

 

I didn't want to cause a conflict, so I ignored her and walked directly to Cheney's office.

 

She said lukewarm, "Mrs. Fischer, the president is busy at the moment. If you want to see him, please wait a moment. I'll go in and inform you."

 

"No, he asked me over."

 

"Sorry, as the secretary of the president, I didn't receive the telephone notice of your direct release."

 

I turned around and walked up to her table, where I looked down...