CHAPTER 38: FIRST DAY AT WORK
ZARA:
I stepped out of the elevator and walked down the polished marble corridor of the twenty-ninth floor, glancing down at my watch. Exactly seven-fifteen in the morning. Perfect timing. I made my way straight to my new desk just outside the double doors of the CEO’s office, ready to tackle my very first day.
Since I had spent part of the ten thousand dollars Darius gave me to buy a few emergency clothes, I was wearing a brand-new, extremely formal corporate outfit I had picked up from a local thrift store the night before. It was a modest, dark navy-blue pantsuit that completely covered most of my body. It was buttoned up high and entirely devoid of any flashiness. My hair was pulled back tightly into a severe, neat bun, and I wore zero makeup except fo
