e. Her eyes raked over Lily with slow, calculated disdain-from her sensible hee

fingers tightened around the coffee tray. "

ompetition." She paused, tapping a manicured nail against David's desk. "Tel

g to my work, all records are up to dat

alism that made her barbs feel childish. This wasn't the reaction she'd come fo

"David told me everything. How lone

ly think he'd settle for a

arrangement is over. And since this is a workplace, I suggest

na mocked, eyes flashing.

an beans? 96 degrees? Pathetic. You could brew this for him every day for the rest of you

had suspected, but hearing i

taunted. "Then let me sh

flung the scalding coffee-not

the cup clattered to the floor, rig

a cradling her reddened wrist, tears glistening on her

"David. I only came to say hello, and she-s

d Lily, his expression dar

gh the office like a whip. "Wha

still clutched in her hands. Her

did

ecause you've worked here for years, you can do whatev

id, she poured it on her

augh. "Marina treats her hands like treasures.

Her voice wavere

command left no r

ize for somethi

ed. "Then you'll fa

ched the wine bottle from his de

ce, and soaking into her blouse. The sharp scent of alco

her features into false concern. "David, darling, it's not worth getting so u

ain, his attention already shif

aid tightly, guiding her toward the d

pping from her chin. The office had gone deathly quiet-ever

orning. Lily could feel the stares burning into h

traces of wine from her collar when Jenny'

er!" Jenny crowed to her gaggle of followers. "All these years pla

her voice chimed in. "Finally, the

ack at her-hair still damp, eyes red-rim

ng can from the windowsill and f

he air as Jenny and her cron

ny screeched, mascara

with a clink. "Just returning the favor for

without breaking the formulas, Claire's reports are always late, and Sophi

ad no guilt. "Blame your

ng and shoved-hard. The other wom

My resignation's already on David's desk. I'm more interested in seeing

her heels towa

building, the afternoon sun

r phone and typed

avi

orce papers ar

need a new

he hit