Judy was an assistant to Mr. Rollins, a wealthy man who didn’t care about others.
Judy noticed odd things about him here and there, but it wasn’t until she had to follow him home that she discovered a shocking truth about her boss.
“He never talks to anyone and has no tolerance for people who get into personal business,” Alexander nodded at Judy, who listened intently but wasn’t entirely comfortable with the conversation. She worked for Mr. Rollins – Peter – for two weeks at a decent company.
She made good money, and the people were friendly. His boss was serious and quiet, but he wasn’t mean or anything to her. However, she started going to get coffee with some of the other assistants at the company, and they gossiped too much about their superiors. Today, they decided to tell Judy all they knew about her boss, which wasn’t much.
“One time, I was helping him because he had yet to hire a new secretary, and I asked about his wife in passing. It was entirely innocent, and he snapped. Snapped! At me. I ran out of there as quickly as I could,” Alexander continued.
Therefore, she would have to find out on her own… somehow.
“We don’t know much about him or why he would react like that,” another colleague, Umma, added. “He’s normally quiet unless you’re late or have a project. I guess some rich people hate getting personal or dealing with us mortals. But I have a theory that his wife cheated on him…”
The group laughed, not Judy. But she didn’t want her work days to be dull, so she smiled politely and noted the tips about asking Mr. Rollins any personal questions.
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“Where the hell have you people been?” Mr. Rollins yelled at them as they arrived at the office. “GO TO YOUR DESKS! NOW!”
He had never spoken to anyone that way since Judy was hired, but everyone hurried to their desk. She also threw coffee on her white blouse as she reached her cubicle.
“Judy, come in here!” Mr. Rollins called, and she jumped out of her desk.
“Yes, sir?”
“There’s a huge project… I need you to take a look at a month’s worth of paperwork as quickly as you can. You might have to put it over time. Come on! Hurry!” he said, not giving her anything more, but she grabbed boxes and started sorting.
As she unearthed some papers, he explained better what he needed and continued to give instructions. It wasn’t hard for her to handle. Judy was smart, but it was overwhelming and would take a long time. Eventually, she took everything to her cubicle and used her computer to sort appropriately as well.