Chapter 88: Get it Off Me

Charlotte I shook my head, glancing at the clock. It was past noon, and I hadn’t even realized I’d been working straight through lunch. “I can’t afford to take a break. Kathy’s been on my case since this morning, and I have to get these reports done.” Damien’s frown deepened, and he pulled up a chair next to me. “You need to take care of yourself too. Overworking yourself isn’t going to help.” “I know,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. “But I don’t have a choice. She’s been riding me nonstop, and I don’t know why. It’s like she’s targeting me. Everywhere I look, I see her crazy assistant glaring at me. I swear, if this continues, I’m going to see her in my dreams. Oh my god.” My eyes widened as the sudden image of the old woman glaring at me for her report came to mind. Knowing myself, my dream mind would picture her in every given scenario, including the ones that were not so appropriate. I shuddered and looked away. “It’s crazy talk,” I said out loud. Damien’s expression