Devereaux is going with our pitch.Hey, thats just great, I said superperkily. Wendells or mine?Yours.But you want to fire me. So fire me.We cant fire you. They loved you. The head guy, Leonard Daly, thought you were, I quote, agreat kid, very courageous and a natural to do a whispering campaign. He said you hadbelievability.Thats too bad.Why? Youre not quitting!I thought about it. Not if you dont want me to. Do you?Go on, say it.298 elavanillaNo.No what?No, we dont want you to quit.Ten grand more, two assistants, and charcoal suits. Take it or leave it.Ariella swallowed. Okay to the money, okay to the assistants, but I cant green-light charcoalsuits. Formula Twelve is Brazilian, we need carnival colors.Charcoal suits or Im gone.Orange.Charcoal.Orange.Charcoal.Okay, charcoal.It was an interesting lesson in power. The only time you truly have it is when you genuinelydont care whether you have it or not.Right, I said. Im giving myself the rest of the day off.
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About Marian Keyes
Marian Keyes was Irish writer. Marian Keyes is an Irish author and radio presenter who is principally known for fiction novels. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership