The next day Aiden enthusiastically got up and headed to Collins Beauty Company head office, prepared and excited to see Sophia. But all his dreams were crushed when her assistant came out to greet him and explain the sales figures he wanted to talk about.
"Where is your boss? I want to talk to her," he asked.
"Sir, Ms. Collins is in another important meeting right now, but I am confident I can answer all your questions," she replied.
"What do you mean by important meeting? So are you telling me I'm not important?" he scoffed.
"Sir, I think you've misunderstood me. Ms. Collins' schedule was already full, and since your request was last minute, she could not move any of her appointments," she tried to plead her case, and not anger the one person that could make or break their funding.
"I'm not accepting that as an answer. Call her now," he demanded.
