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Annie breathed in and out before entering his office.

Boyd had his face buried in the newspaper he was reading.

She walked to him and bowed.

"Good morning,sir."she greeted.

"You're late."was the only thing Boyd said.

"I'm.... I'm sorry sir."she quickly apologized.

Then,after some minutes,he dropped the paper he was reading on his desk and looked up at her.

"I don't tolerate lateness. I will use this as an earful."he said calmly.

"Thank...thank you sir,I promise not to come late again."she said offering a relief smile.

Boyd rolled his eyes.

"You don't have to promise. After all you will be the one to get fired when you late."

Annie...