Claudia's POV
"I realized very quickly that no one was coming to save me," I went on. "So I decided to rely on myself."
I leaned in, letting him catch every syllable.
"I swore I'd make them pay."
He swallowed painfully, his throat bobbing.
I smiled wider. "As it happened, luck was on my side. I found proof that my supervisor had been embezzling funds from several Grayson Group projects. I confronted him with it. He went white, dropped to the floor, and begged me not to expose him."
My laughter echoed coldly through the pavilion.
"Mr. Grayson—do you know what that bastard said to me when he stole my design?"
Ronan said nothing, as if even breathing had become difficult.
"He told me I should be grateful." I curled my lip. "He said that without him, someone like me would never have b
