“Don’t worry. I have everything arranged. It’ll be alright, Alice. This was the first time you were alone with him, and the confrontation didn’t go as badly as I’d imagined. I don’t think you have to worry about running away anymore. Darian doesn’t seem to be interested in ruining your life like you initially thought.”
I have to agree with her. However, that doesn’t mean I won’t be careful.
Once we end the call, I ask Holly to get me some lunch from the deli nearby. However, the sandwich doesn’t taste as good as I remember. It seems bland. Maybe it’s me, though. My heart isn’t in it.
I don’t know how to deal with this situation. By letting go of this opportunity to work on Katherine’s collaboration with Darian, I jeopardized my position as a potential partner of this law firm. But nothi
