Chapter 22“Absolutely not! I don’t have time today.” Jayden backed towards her office door. She didn’t counsel r**e victims. Rita had told her repeatedly that she should, believing her more than capable. But despite graduating with first class honours, Jayden had masked her difficulties with the scenarios relating to s****l a***e. She’d created a careful veneer which hid her inner detachment and used it to bury Lily McGowan’s volatile emotions. Jayden avoided such cases for fear of exposing her inadequacies to Rita during supervision.
She shook her head and felt her fingers close around her office door handle. The reception area hummed with its customary quietness and Sal stared at her, brow creased in confusion.
“I can’t. Sorry.” Jayden swallowed and shoved her door open. The phrase fro
