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Damien 203.

As I walked into my office, my mind still reeling from my encounter with Natalia, I was greeted by an unexpected sight – a young woman sitting behind my desk, her fingers tapping away at the keyboard with practiced ease. I frowned, my confusion giving way to frustration as I realized that she must be the new secretary Camilla had hired without my consent.

"Excuse me, who are you?" I demanded, my voice sharp with irritation. The woman looked up, her expression unfazed as she met my gaze.

"I'm Gia, your new secretary," she replied casually, as if it were the most natural thing in the world for her to be sitting in my office without my permission.

I felt my anger boiling beneath the surface, my frustration mounting with each passing second. "I didn't ask for a new secretary," I snapped, my tone bordering on hostile. "And even if I did, I certainly wouldn't have hired you."

Gia shrugged, her indifference only serving to fuel my irritation. "Well, lucky for you, I wasn't hired