Briar
“I gave you enough time to think about it. Now, please take the job,” Anabella begged.
“Don’t do that. You’ll make it impossible for me to turn you down.”
“That’s the point!”
“Is it the money, Briar? I can offer you more.”
“It’s not that, Anabella. I just can’t work for your employers.”
She pouted and her eyes drooped. I didn’t want to come clean because I’d gone this long without those people interfering in my life. We stayed out of each other’s way, and that was good enough for me.
“It’s Naomi, mostly right? She’s a real b***h. If the pay wasn’t good and I didn’t get to interact with so many influential people, I would have left.”
I exhaled and fiddled with the fresh batch of roses on the counter.
“What did she do?” Anabella asked softly. “Did she humiliate you? I’ve be
