First day in her secretarial position

"Here are all the files you need to read and memorize." Dominic dropped a stack of documents in front of Ivy. "I need you to learn all of them by the end of the day."

Ivy gazed at the mountain of paperwork she had to memorize. "Reading all of them shouldn't be a problem, but memorize?"

"Every word of it."

She slowly gazed up at him, her mouth falling open. She was hopeful to see the slightest sign he was joking, but there was none. Dominic was serious.

"Are you… punishing me?" she blurted out in disbelief. "Because you were forced to take me in, anyway?"

Dominic sighed deeply.