Chapter 168: Unusually Intimate

Alex Hayde smiled, lingering over each handshake; the whole scene felt unusually intimate. "All right, let's get started. Alex, settle in first-I won't assign you any tasks yet. Cynthia and Shuiling, bring me the materials for County Chiefs Jeremy Warth and Ambrose, and make it quick. They've been on my case about them repeatedly." Tom called to the two women with an easy grin. "Got it. We'll have both sets on your desk in a minute." "Good. Alex, take the desk by the door." Tom pointed to the...