“I’ve spent six months building a professional relationship with that man!”
“And to build it, you told him I was an invalid who can’t handle being around people!”
“Don’t exaggerate!”
“I heard you, Alejandro!” Alejandro’s face hardened, his voice becoming razor-sharp. “So you were eavesdropping on private conversations, too?”
“You told him you canceled business trips because of my ‘crises’!”
“It was just a convenient way to explain certain work issues to management!”
“It never happened!”
Alejandro let out a dry, patronizing laugh. “Look at you. One person recognizes you after thirteen years and suddenly you feel like the great Dr. Mariana Torres again.”
The insult hit her hard.
At that exact moment, Alejandro’s phone vibrated on the counter.
The screen illuminated with a new text notification.
Before he could grab it, Mariana saw the message from a contact named Chloe:
“So is he giving you the promotion tonight? After you get it, you’re finally going to tell her the truth, right?”
