Elise’s POV
It took everything in me not to cry.
It felt like my spine had shattered—like every backbone in my body had snapped at once. The pain was unbearable, but worse was the humiliation burning in my chest.
This Liam…
How could someone be so heartless?
Why catch me if he already knew he was going to let me fall?
With great difficulty, I pushed myself off the floor, my body protesting every movement. I was preparing to return to my desk when another person appeared.
Her smile was sharp. Mocking.
“Liam doesn’t like women like you,” she said coolly. “It was your mistake to think he could ever treat you nicely. He treats only me that way. I knew from the very start that you were just bad news.”
I said nothing.
I knew better than to say anything.
Once she disappeared from sight
