SCARLET POV
“Mrs. Blackstone, I’m sorry, but she was irritable," my secretary said guiltily.
"This is my company too! I have every right to be here!" Nancy retorted, shooting a mocking glance at my secretary.
I felt my body tremble with anger at Nancy’s words, but I decided not to show it. I needed to stay calm because I knew she was trying to provoke me. It would be difficult, but I couldn’t let her acidic words shake me.
“You can leave. I’ll talk to her,” I said to my secretary.
The woman looked at me with a sigh.
“It’s okay, ma’am,” she said, leaving and closing the door behind her.
I turned my attention back to Nancy. “What do you want, Nancy?” I asked, eager to get to the point and not drag this confrontation out.
Nancy scanned me from head to toe, her eyes burning with anger,
