Her fidgeting only stoked Ryan’s irritation further. "Get out and get Valerie in here now," he snapped.
Valerie had been nervously chewing her nails ever since messing up—now all ten fingernails were chewed down to stubs—but she still couldn’t figure out how to explain herself to Ryan or convince him to give her another chance.
"Mrs. Sidney, Mr. Sidney wants to see you in his office," Nova said smoothly, her polished smile masking the rage simmering beneath.
She couldn’t fathom why an incompetent fool like Valerie—who couldn’t even handle the simplest tasks—got to be Ryan’s wife, sitting in the exact spot she'd kill to have. Meanwhile, no matter how hard she worked, Nova remained stuck as a glorified errand girl in the secretarial department.
Valerie grabbed Nova’s arm in a panic. "Is
