ALICE Since we left Benjamin's side, my jerk of a boss hadn't said a word to me. Not one. Naturally, I was overthinking everything and wondering what the hell he could've heard that seemed to turn him to stone. Should I have wasted more time caring about this? No. But I couldn't stop myself from worrying anyway. First, I felt embarrassed, then, I got insanely pissed off. He was the one who listened to a conversation that didn't concern him! Why did I feel so bad about it? The conference went right over my head. I didn't even take notes. I wasn't in the right state for anything, especially after the humiliating encounter with his mother and the jerk whose phone I broke. If I could, I'd walk out the door, call a cab, and go home. But I didn't do that, and the whole day just pas

