AND IT CONTINUES - Max Verstappen

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Both Daniella and Max have been very busy lately. Max was mostly in Monaco but Daniella was still traveling, attending shows and meetings while also preparing for the Singapore Grand Prix.

After spending a couple of days with her family, Daniella is now back at the Mercedes factory in Brackley to train further in the simulator since this is the first time she will be racing in Singapore and she needs to get familiar with the track.

"So...I have good news and bad news," Myra said to the drivers as she got out of the simulator after driving on it for two hours.

"What did I do now?" Daniella asked before chugging down her water, thinking she might have unknowingly done something wrong.

"Your trainer quit because according to him and I quote...," Myra pulled out the resignation email on her phone and read it out loud. "I can't deal with Daniella Michaels any longer. She is a very difficult person to work with and jumps to a different country every other day and as a result, I am unable to balance my personal life and work life."

"It's good news," Daniella beamed as she patted Myra's shoulder and made her way out of the room. The PR manager of course followed her.

"It's bad, Dani. It's bad news," Myra corrected her. "This is the second trainer who quit..."

"Not my fault he couldn't keep up with my schedule," Daniella shrugged as he kept walking, on her way to the cafeteria to grab something to eat. "And what does he mean by saying I am a difficult person to work with? He certainly didn't think I was a difficult person when he asked me to book a reservation for him at a Michelin Star restaurant so he could propose to his girlfriend there," the driver sounded annoyed, not giving Myra to get a word in.

"And then he took two weeks off because he wanted to go on a pre-wedding honeymoon," Daniella continued. "I mean, what is that thing? And he always arrived late at the gym. Missed the plane at least four times and..."

"Okay I get it," Myra stopped the driver from continuing her rant and put a hand on her back to calm her down.

"At least he is gone now," Daniella took a deep breath. "Next time please hire a good one," She said to Myra. "So what is the bad news?"

"Umm..." Myra hesitated to speak as they reached the cafeteria and Daniella went to grab her meal which was specifically made for her and to suit the diet she is on. "We don't need to talk about that now.." The PR manager was worried that Daniella would not like the news, especially after how she reacted to her previous trainer leaving.

"Come on, you can tell me," The driver insisted as she took a seat. "I won't get mad. I promise."

Myra hesitated as she watched Daniella unwrap her meal and struggled to put the straw into the smoothie glass. But as soon as she heard Toto's laugh she knew she had to tell Daniella the news before Toto came over to the table.

"Toto took it upon himself to hire a new trainer for you," Myra blurted out. "He just wanted to make sure the new one is a complete professional and doesn't quit when the hectic schedule hits him."

Daniella's eyes went wide. Usually, Myra interviews and hires the trainer for her since she is pretty much like her manager in all aspects but Toto stepping in to do that job was unusual.

"And they are coming over right now so please act like you are happy with the news," Myra quickly said, not giving Daniella a chance to utter a word. "Hey, Toto," she immediately put on a smile and stood up.

Daniella rolled her eyes as she slightly turned around and looked at her boss, almost failing to notice the extra person.

"Hey," Toto greeted the PR manager before shifting his attention to the driver. "Judging by your expression I take it that Myra told you the news."