"He did what?" Gia exclaimed from the passenger seat, her eyes wide with disbelief. Eva exhaled heavily, her fingers tightening around the steering wheel. She had asked Raphael to let her drive today. “Fired him. On the spot. No warning, no explanation - just boom, Gavin was gone." "Wow." Gia shook her head, letting the information sink in. "Oscar Hayes really doesn't mess around, does he?" "Tell me about it." Eva's lips pressed into a thin line. "I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. The way Oscar just dismissed him like it was nothing… really scary.” "And you were just caught in the middle of it all?" Gia winced sympathetically. "Yikes. That had to be really awkward." Eva nodded, her gaze fixed on the road ahead. "Julia said that's just how Oscar operates - he has zero tolera

