Sincerely, Secretary of Doom (HIGH COURT OF THE COFFEE BEAN #2) by Jennifer Kropf EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Jennifer Kropf
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Violet Miller and the Phone Number that Led to Nowhere
In the grand scheme of things, one should always carry at least six pens for
emergencies. One to write down a great article idea, a witness quote, or to
keep track of the facts. Another as a spare in case the first one runs out of
ink. And the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth… Well, these spares can be useful
tools for stabbing in self-defence should one find themselves facing certain
death.
As the calm spring drifted away and summer crept into the streets of
Toronto, a young, aspiring journalist with a chip on her shoulder walked at
a brisk speed, stress eating a cinnamon roll. But despite her icing-splattered
blouse, her ugly scowl, and her loudly clicking heels, Violet Miller wasn’t
angry. Moreso, she was desperate. And possibly a little dizzy, though in this
instance, her anemia wasn’t to blame.
The fragrance of kissing the spring days goodbye and welcoming the
sunny heat laced the air as Violet headed up the stairs into the reporters’
lounge of The Sprinkled Scoop—the most hipster online news outlet in the
city. Only the most elite journalists had blogs on this channel. Only the
prettiest and most well-known reporters got to appear on the video stream.
“Have you seen this?” Fil was asking the other interns as Violet came in.
He waved a newspaper around. “I haven’t seen a real print newspaper in
like five years. And who calls their paper The Fairy Post?”
“Don’t feel threatened by some newbie reporter trying to drag everyone
back to the stone age,” intern Uriah mumbled as he adjusted the lid of his
coffee.
“I think it’s cool. I miss real newspapers,” Alice piped up.
Violet ignored the insignificant gossip of her fellow interns and marched
past, sneaking into the hallway leading to her boss’s office. She pushed her
way through his half-open door, her pink faux-leather purse slapping
against the doorframe and announcing her presence—cinnamon and icingspeckled blouse and all—to her boss sitting in his chair…
And the four other people in the room.
Violet shrank an inch, but she kept her chin up.
“Violet?” Her boss Cedric stood from his chair. “Would you mind
explaining this extremely unprofessional interruption?” The way he
emphasised the last few words made it clear she was ruining her chances by
barging in like this.
Violet cleared her throat.
“Don’t cut me,” she said, stealing a glance at the clock. She’d made it
with less than a minute before The Sprinkled Scoop owners’ meeting was
supposed to end.
Five sets of uninterested eyes blinked at her. Violet brushed the crumbs
from her blouse and stood a little straighter, sure this was the first time any
of the owners, or Cedric, had seen her in such a sloppy state. Typically, she
was meticulous about her hair and makeup. It was one of the few things
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