  &quot;You bastard!&quot; Courtney yells.
      I quickly detangle myself from Quinn.
      She takes long strides towards us. I watch her palm unfold and my fight or flight mode is activated. I move my head away from her. A second passes, no sting on my cheek I open my eyes to find the slap wasn't intended for me. Quinn stares at me with his hand resting on the cheek that was victimised.
      &quot;Why do you always find different ways to hurt me?&quot; Courtney asks.
      I feel a soft touch on my knee. I look down to find it's Theo.
      &quot;Hi, Theo?&quot; I speak.
      He leans his head on my hip.
      &quot;Get away from him, homewrecker.&quot; Courtney pulls him to her.
      She turns to Quinn again, &quot;Tell me, Quinn, what is so special about her. What sets her apart?&quot; Her words burn through my chest.
      Quinn turns to me then to her. I don't expect him to tak

  &quot;How does Europe sound?&quot; My uncle asks.
      &quot;Huh!&quot; I find myself sighing. I apologise after realizing how unprofessional it sounded.
      For the past one hour, he has been talking about expanding La Cooper markets until he brought up the idea of transferring me and I froze, I wasn't ready for that.
      &quot;Why me?&quot; I ask I want to undersell myself until he rethinks that stupid idea.
      &quot;You are the whole package this company has been waiting for.&quot; He states.
      I shake my head flattered, &quot;I am sure what I do is not extra, it lies within my roles and duties.&quot;
      &quot;Then you execute them perfectly, you do remind me of myself.&quot; I am glad when he redirects the attention to himself, I have been looking for that opportunity.
      I feign a blush, &quot;You look so collected, I admire that. &quot; I look up and point at th

  As I walk towards the supposed boardroom. My mind is still reeling with the question of what if I get fired?
      I pull my skirt down, it is decent but I can't help but feel exposed. Every single eye in the office watches my every move. I breathe through my hands before opening the door.
      I am not surprised by the familiar faces I find in the room. It consists of seven people, only one is new. Ruby, is the youngest woman to be included in the Forbes. She owns a textile company. My eyes move to each one of them. I find Daniels staring at me. My Dad couldn't stand him. He is a Nigeria oil tycoon with six wives. He would joke about how he would make me his seventh. What I couldn't stand is how his hand would seemingly wander to my body. I shake the nightmare away only to find Angela sneering at me. The bitch always tried to seduce my father, she was his marketing manager until he h

&quot;You bastard!&quot; Courtney yells.
      I quickly detangle myself from Quinn.
      She takes long strides towards us. I watch her palm unfold and my fight or flight mode is activated. I move my head away from her. A second passes, no sting on my cheek I open my eyes to find the slap wasn't intended for me. Quinn stares at me with his hand resting on the cheek that was victimised.
      &quot;Why do you always find different ways to hurt me?&quot; Courtney asks.
      I feel a soft touch on my knee. I look down to find it's Theo.
      &quot;Hi, Theo?&quot; I speak.
      He leans his head on my hip.
      &quot;Get away from him, homewrecker.&quot; Courtney pulls him to her.
      She turns to Quinn again, &quot;Tell me, Quinn, what is so special about her. What sets her apart?&quot; Her words burn through my chest.
      Quinn turns to me then to her. I don't expect him to take my side.
      &quot;I should go,&quot; I say.
      &quot;No, you are staying. You are t

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