Never Needed.

Ava's heart raced with excitement as she and her new Assistant made their way toward her office. Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks and turned to her Assistant.

"Actually, hold that thought," Ava said with a smile. "I just remembered that I wanted to go see my Dad at his office. Would you mind heading to my office instead? I'll catch up with you later."

"Of course, Miss Ava," her Assistant replied with a nod. "I'll take care of everything."

With a wave, Ava turned and headed toward her Dad's office.

Ava entered her Dad's office without knocking, her eyes scanning the room until she saw him hunched over his desk, surrounded by piles of papers. George Hamilton looked up briefly as Ava approached, but then returned his attention to the documents in front of him, pointedly ignoring his daughter's presence.

Ava took a deep breath, trying to quell the nerves that had been building since yesterday's confrontation. She knew her Dad was still angry with her for storming out of their meeting a