Chapter 38

"Yarrick, so how is it? What do you do as the president's secretary?" Michael asked. Michael arrived at lightning speed, stepping into Yarrick's office almost at the same time Yarrick did. "The president wants me to reach out to all the department heads and get familiar with their operations and workflow. I just got back from running around all day," Yarrick explained. "What? The president's back already?" Michael looked surprised. "No, not yet. She gave me the assignment over the phone," he added. "Oh, I see. Hey, you know what? During lunch, I went for a smoke at the stairwell and heard a rumor," Michael said in a lowered voice. "Oh? What kind of rumor?" Yarrick asked. Michael glanced at the door, then lowered his voice. "I heard the president gave her female secretary special treatment. Everyone suspects they were in a relationship." "Hmm? What kind of relationship?" Yarrick asked. He didn't catch on right away. To him, it wasn't strange for two women to be close friends. It