The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 63

This place was seriously going downhill. Not a spark of life in sight.

Arabella walked back into the office and barely took a seat when Dean, the perpetually late assistant, barged in.

"Sorry I'm late, huh? Where's the boss? Wasn't he supposed to be here today? Kid, have you seen the boss? You need to get up; he should be arriving soon! You can't sit there!"

Dean rattled on, then realized the girl in front of him was just watching him with a nonchalant air that sent a shiver down his spine.

"Arabella."

"Ms. Bennett." Dean rushed forward, scared out of his wits.

From his stammering explanation, Arabella got the gist.

A year ago, the Collins family entered the fashion industry, hiring a number of talents, some good at management and others at design.

They even sent a head honcho, Oscar, to oversee things.

But as time passed, the company saw little improvement.

Disappointed, many of the talents left.

From initial expectations to complete neglect, the headquarters had grown distant. The overall atmosphere in the company was pretty lax.

Dean had been here for a year, and despite his frustration, he lacked the capacity to change things.

"Call a meeting half an hour from now. I want every department head and member of management present."

"Yes." Dean rushed off to send out mass notifications.

Half an hour later.