General POV.
Nicole entered Edward's cubicle, and Jane stood up abruptly in sight of her. "Mom..." Her voice shook with slight fear.
Nicole sent a sharp glare at her and closed up the space between them.
Jane swallowed, her voice in tremors as she began, "I am sorry about Elaine's..." She was cut off midway by the harsh strike of her mother's palm landing on her face.
Edward walked in at that moment and gasped in horror, rushing to Jane, who held her face; a tear slid down her face. "Nicole!" He gasped.
"You two started fuc'king and forgot what you were to do to Elaine. Alexander wasn't ever in the picture like you made it your whole problem. How did she become fuc'king president?!"
"Nicole..." Edward started, but she shut him up.
"And this happens to be the first place she comes to
