Chapter 55

Bree's hand trembled as she held mine. She then scolded, "That bastard! I'll call him right now and ask what exactly he's trying to do. Didn't he say there was nothing between him and that Massey woman?" She finally let go of my hand and reached for her phone. I moved my hand, which had gone numb from her grip. I then said, "Bree, I've already talked to him at the company. He's agreed to break up. And…" I paused and then continued, "He's also accepted Jewel to work at the company." No matter how I said it, today's words sounded like complaints. Since it was like that, I decided to be forthright and tell them everything Chris had done. "What?" Bree and Zack were stunned. Zack's face darkened, and Bree questioned him, "Didn't you say you had control over everything at the company? How did you not know about this?" It was just as I had thought. Zack sat at home, fully aware of the company's affairs. But the comings and goings of an individual at the company weren't something that he