ile of the Harrison Properties building in Manhattan. Th

ed out, she immediately noticed an unusual, tense silence amo

t, a reward reserved for the project lead. She set do

, the usual corporate cheerfulness completely gone. She

nced toward Ethan Foster's desk-it was empty, his chair pushed back as if he had just

Harrison sat rigidly at the h

sture was relaxed, representing Beaumont Corporation's absolute power in

eye contact with Chloe. He announced a sudden, im

had explicitly requested a change in lead

officially stripped her of her project lead title

ke out on the back of her neck. She realized instantly that th

. He slammed his palm flat on the mahogany table in o

lified person in the building. He reminded them that she had wor

replied that Beaumont Corp, as the primary investor, ha

nly warned him to sit down immediatel

forearm. She could feel the tense muscle under his dress shi

ain perfectly level and calm. She stated that she accepted the

legal files, snapped his briefcase shut, and l

om. He walked out, leaving Chloe and

apologizing profuse

ked him sincerely for his brav

ht to the supply closet and picked up an empty, flat car

s. She carefully wrapped the framed photo of her grandmother in a s

n in a small, cramped cubicle right next to the noisy, ind

ky chair. She pulled her phone from her

g medical bills for her grandmother's heart medication. She swallowed the bitter tast