I WAITED for a while outside Marcus’s office, I don’t know how many minutes she took to walk before she came out.

"Just leave the folder, then come back later after lunch," she said to me while combing the hair wheel with his finger. I swallowed forcefully, I couldn't voice what to say. Her red lips before seemed to have lost color even the blazer she was wearing before is no longer wearing now.

"Didn't you hear me? Come back this afternoon after lunch," she said irritably.

"Mr. President is waiting for that," I said in my casual voice.

Instead of answering she just laughed at me. I tightened my...