Lola barely had time to catch her breath after the boardroom showdown before Yemi cornered her in her office. The tension in the room was thick even before she closed the door behind her.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Yemi’s voice was low, but the anger behind it was unmistakable.
Lola didn’t flinch. She knew this was coming. She set down the folder she had been reviewing, folding her hands over it as she met Yemi’s sharp gaze. "I was thinking that someone had to do it."
Yemi scoffed, pacing in front of her desk like a caged lion. "Someone? Lola, you’re not just ‘someone.’ You’ve put yourself at the center of a war with Desmond, and you don’t even realize how deep this goes."
Lola leaned back in her chair, keeping her expression even. "I know exactly how deep this goes."
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