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Spin-off 2: Dawn Council Ten Years Later (21)

Caesar placed the laptop on his lap, growing increasingly annoyed. How dare Ms. Joukanen dump so much work on him? Really...

"Caesar, have your female employees ever worked past midnight?"

"How could they compare to you?"

"Why can't they?"

"You're my wife, they are not."

"So, I can understand that you are heartbroken for your wife?"

"Nonsense. If you're not back in one minute, I'll come get you. Tomorrow I'll shut down that silly magazine."

Monica saw the last message, immediately turned off the camera, and returned home.

Him coming to get her was no big deal, but shutting down the magazine was a serious matter.

*****

The next morning, although the sun was up, Monica was still curled up in bed, unwilling to get up.

This was a common ailment among working people; on days off, they just wanted to laze around in bed.

Even though she only worked three days a week, she had worked late last night to finish the manuscript. After coming back to her room, she had to stay up late with her husba