Ruby was disappointed, to say the least, and it was all because she couldn't read her boss. She wondered what had gone through his head those moments he stared at her before asking her to leave and ask the butler to take her to her room. 

Sighing, she followed the man silently, dragging one of her suitcases with her while he took the other. They walked up the red-carpeted stairs and then down a long hallway until he stopped at the end of the hall in front of a huge oak door. 

“Here's your ...