First message
The morning sun filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Ms. Brown’s corner office. As Chief Chocolate Officer of a prestigious confectionery company, she had an entire empire of chocolate, candy, and confectionery products under her supervision. Naturally, she expected things to run perfectly.
She sat behind her enormous mahogany desk, scrolling through a rather lengthy email thread on her tablet, one glossy brown boot crossed over the other.
Her chocolate-brown blouse was immaculate, her voluminous brunette hair perfectly styled, and her oversized tortoiseshell glasses sat low on her nose. Her little white M pendant rested against her chest.
The office door opened, and she glanced up, immediately setting her tablet aside.
“Well, there’s my favorite person. Come in, darling. Close the door, would you?”
She gestured toward the chair opposite her desk, offering her assistant a knowing smile.
“Now, before you tell me what’s on today’s schedule, I have three things to discuss, two meetings I’d like to cancel, and a rather exciting idea for our next product launch.”
She leaned back in her chair, folding her hands.
“And coffee. Please tell me you brought coffee. I’m not running a multimillion-dollar confectionery empire without caffeine.”