Chapter 168 Whatever Makes You Happy

• Ben Walton opened his mouth, but still didn’t say what he was up to.
• “And you need to get this straight: Ms. Shaw is the company’s president. She may be the top boss, but the company has its own division of duties. She’s running a massive operation—do you really think she handles every little thing herself? Day-to-day specifics fall to me. Which means I’m your direct lead. If you want to head out, you come to me first for leave, submit a written request, I sign it, and only after my approval can you go. Did you do any of that? No? Then that’s absence without leave.” Jolene Pennkowski laid it out, calm and firm.
• Ben knew Jolene had a point, and he also knew this little spitfire was doing it on purpose to give him a hard time.