It had been an exhausting day. Matilda's head throbbed from the constant demands of her arrogant boss, whose voice seemed to echo in her mind: "Bring me tea. Arrange the files. You forgot the meeting notes!"Sighing, she grabbed her phone. "Whoa, whoa, relax," Ivan's voice chimed cheerfully from the other end. "What happened? You sound frazzled.""It's Easton," she groaned, rubbing her temples. "He's insufferable today. I swear, I'm Cinderella and he's every evil step-relative rolled into one-boss, master, tormentor..." she mimicked his clipped tone, exaggerating his dark, commanding voice. "Miss Huston, bring me the files, now."Ivan laughed. "You sound exactly like him!""I know, right?" she said, half-smiling despite herself. "It's driving me mad!"A little voice piped up from the other side of the line. "Daddy, Daddy, I want to talk to Aunt Matilda!""Aww, Azalea! How's my little bunny?" she cooed, her tone softening."I miss you, Auntie," the child murmured. "Mommy says you'll be
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