Athena clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms as she stormed out of Julius’s office. Her face burned with humiliation, but the anger rising inside her burned hotter.
“How dare he speak to me like that?” she hissed under her breath, heels clicking furiously against the marble floors. “Why is he investigating it now?”
She reached the end of the corridor, then turned sharply, pacing like a caged animal. Her mind raced.
Bella… That b***h.
Athena’s lips curled into a sneer. “She did it on purpose. I know it.”
She hadn’t expected Julius to double back and check the surveillance. Not this late. Not when things had seemed so… quiet.
“I didn’t even get a chance to erase the damn footage,” she muttered, running her hands through her hair in frustration. He’s getting suspicious. T
