Downgrading Miss CEO novel Chapter 10

"I can't believe I let you talk me into this. What was I thinking? Going online and using your name? How is that fair to any of the guys I can potentially meet on there?" I let out as soon as I stepped into Allison's office the next morning after these thoughts kept me tossing and turning all night. I didn't need to worry about this on top of my father's threat hovering above my head as some kind of dark cloud, waiting to erupt in nothing but rain and thunder. This was insane!

"Would you calm down?" She asked me without looking up from her screen, but, instead, is focused on whatever she was doing. However, before I could ask her what she was doing she looked up to me and motioned for me to come and take a look. "I am saying this because I love you, but Luce, seriously, you look like shit. What happened?"

"This stupid profile kept me up thinking all night. We should take it down."

"We absolutely won't do such a thing. You're a hit! You already have been matched to five, and I must say, some of these guys look like a great match for you. Don't forget that you're being matched based on what you fill in on your profile. Please, promise me you will give it a try before you throw your towel in the ring. You, out of all people, deserve a chance to meet someone who likes you for who you are. You are not your name, neither are you your position in the company nor your bank account. You are just you." She said, trying to shake some sense into me.

It took me a while to figure out she was right, but I still couldn't help to feel a little weird about this all. I was about to say something when my thoughts were interrupted by a strange dinging sound coming from Allison's computer. She left me with no room to ask what that sound was as Allison stood up and squealed loudly. "You just received a message!"

Those words were all the encouragement I needed to nearly shove her out of her chair and occupy it myself to be able to look at the message. "So? What does it say?"

I looked at the screen once again and a smile spread on my face. "Is that a smile? Lucy, come on. Speak up! What does the message say?"

"Would you calm yourself down, please? I will read it out to you, geez. The message says: Hi Allison, let's skip the small talk and move on to what's important." Before I could finish reading the message, she squealed again.