Arianna’s POV
Am I meant to be threatened? Or scared?
I sit back in my chair, my fingers still wrapped tightly around my phone long after the call has ended.
"You will pay."
Was my father’s warning temporary? Was the sudden respect, the silence, the careful way everyone now treats me just a phase before the real backlash begins?
Thirty minutes, that’s all it takes for Vance to react. Thirty minutes after I fire his best friend.
Such a loving best friend.
If Vance thinks a phone call is enough to shake me, then he really doesn’t know me at all.
My eyes drifts back to the file on my desk. The mole.
I pull it closer and I reread the evidence. It’s airtight. Robert Colin didn’t make a mistake, he made choices.
Firing him wasn't revenge or pride. It was business.
A knock breaks the
