I Won't Let You Down

Ember

But let’s face it, it is insane. I squashed the thought quickly, even as I wanted to bob my head in agreement with it. Sliding my eyes to the clear blue sky beyond Mr. Marx’s expansive windows, I took a second to compose myself.

“Who will train me?” I asked, blinking at a passing puffy cloud before turning my eyes back toward his. “Like I said, I’m willing to learn, but I’ll need to learn from someone.”

I doubted Craig, the recruit trainer who I had been working under since I started, was going to be training me for this position. Traditionally, I supposed the handover would have been done by the person retiring or departing from the company, but in this case…

“Kaden,” Mr. Marx said simply, as if said Kaden hadn’t just stormed out of his office after cursing him.

I cocked my head, not sure if I understood what he meant. “Kaden, sir? I doubt he’s going to be willing to come back here.”

“Your first duty as CFO will be getting him back here to train you,” he told me, his icy gaze c