Emily stepped into Sam’s office, feeling as though the entire weight of the world was pressing down on her shoulders.
Her head throbbed with the aftereffects of a night spent drowning in whiskey, trying to forget Derek and her best friend's betrayal. Despite the caffeine coursing through her veins, she could barely keep herself together.
Sam, on the other hand, greeted her with a beaming smile, radiating energy and excitement. “So nice to see you, Emily. Sorry I couldn’t make it to your wedding.”
Emily nodded curtly, biting back the urge to correct her boss. There had been no wedding, no vows exchanged. Derek had scarred her for life with his actions. She was now broken and humiliated but she kept that to herself, Emily wasn’t about to spill her personal life here to her boss. That
