#Chapter 10 - Bargaining Chip

“Listen, Sean, I am as single as it gets. There must be some mistake,” I said. “Are you sure you got the right records?” Sean sighed. “Hazel Whitaker, correct? Please confirm your date of birth and social security number for me.” I whispered the info into my phone so no one else would overhear. “That’s what we entered into the database. I don’t know what to tell you, it comes up as ‘married’ under marital status,” Sean said. Of course. Of course this one simple thing I should have gotten did not go my way. “Okay, thank you for calling,” I hung up, frustrated and confused, but I didn’t have time for this, I had to get back to work. After helping Logan with his weekly schedule, I decided to start trying to build my case against Bob. My job was on the line and I needed to figure out what he was up to…fast. I walked to the pantry, a well-known source of office gossip. Surely somebody had some dirt on him. This was the place where everyone learned about his potential i