Extra Work

After several minutes of sending the email, Merrick furrowed his brow as he checked his inbox and realized that Nora had not yet replied. He could feel his frustration growing.

"How dare she get my email and not reply?" he muttered under his breath, feeling his blood pressure rise.

Merrick leaned back in his chair and tried to calm himself down, but his mind kept drifting back to the unanswered email. He couldn't understand why Nora, his Executive Assistant, would ignore his message on her first day at that.

Merrick's frustration with Nora boiled over as he picked up the phone and searched for her resume file. He quickly found her number and saved it on his phone before dialing it with a growing sense of irritation.

The phone rang once, twice, thrice, but Nora didn't answer. Merrick could feel his anger rising with each unanswered call.

"What the fucking hell?" he muttered under his breath, slamming his hand against the desk in frustration.

He knew he needed to talk to Nora, to find o