During dinner, Aidan still hadn't shown up. I pulled myself together and went downstairs to eat. As I ate, I casually talked to Sabrina about what had been going on at the office.
She had been there for a few days and was starting to get the hang of things, especially the scoop on those department heads.
She seemed eager to please, sharing everything she knew. From what she told me, it confirmed that hardly any of my original team was left.
Then Cathy's phone buzzed. The moment she checked it, her face darkened. After that, she seemed distracted, even forgetting to feed Alex.
I took over feeding Alex and asked Cathy, "Everything okay with you?"
She looked at me, hesitated, then nodded with a forced smile. "Yeah, just feeling under the weather!"
She reached for the bowl. "I'll feed hi
