“Welcome…” the boss said in greeting before he smiled at me.

“Hello…” I said softly.

“Why are we here?” Hayden asked, cutting to the chase.

“I wanted to talk to Malissa and you’re just her driver,” the boss replied with a laugh.

He seemed to be in a good mood today. Hayden didn’t find his joke funny, but I thought that it was a good attempt. We took our seat on the long sofa opposite the boss. Hayden sat next to me.

“I told you just now that I wanted to talk to Malissa, right? So, why are you still here, Hayden?” the boss asked.

“You want me to leave?”...