Royal Blood in Exile by Mark Twain 1

Chapter 1

I stood frozen in place. After days of overtime and messed up sleep schedules, my head was buzzing. I even wondered if I’d heard him wrong. 

“Look at Charlotte Shaw’s face! It’s changing colors like a mood ring!” 

“She’s been with the CEO this whole time and doesn’t even have shares, but look at Lila. She’s already a major shareholder!” 

“Just because she closed a few big deals, she thinks she’s above everyone else? She’s still just an employee.” 

“Always complaining about this proposal or that proposal. And now? Ha!” 

“She’s nothing but a joke.” 

My colleagues laughed loudly around me, not bothering to hide it from my ears. I knew they were taking this opportunity to mock me on purpose. They were also using this chance to cozy up to Lila and win her favor. Owen wasn’t going to stop them anyway. 

When Lila heard their