Bernard POV
I sat in my truck during my lunch break, staring at my phone and trying to build up the courage to make the call that could either save my career or destroy it completely. After three weeks of working for Vanya, I was desperate enough to risk everything.
The humiliation was eating me alive. Every morning, I had to report to my ex-wife like I was some entry-level employee. Every decision I wanted to make had to be approved by the woman I had once controlled completely. Every mistake I made was documented and used to reduce my salary even further.
I couldn't take it anymore.
I scrolled through my contacts until I found the number for Mike Harrison at Harrison Construction, one of Fredrick Construction's biggest competitors. Mike and I had been rivals for years, but we had alw
