Chapter 7 - Amelia

I know Leo must have seen and misinterpreted the complicating position I was in with Neil and he is definitely going to tell Lorenzo and then, I’ll be in trouble. I might not secure this job then.

I walk behind Leo in thoughts. He holds the car door open for me and I slip in, making sure to look peripherally at his impassive face. I swallow hard. How do I start to explain things to him?

He slips into the car and starts the engine. After few minutes of driving on the road, I clear my throat. Better to say whatever I have to say before we get home. “Look Leo, I almost fell to the floor...”

He jerks the car to a stop in the middle of the road and sharply turns to me. My heart begin to pound roughly against my chest. “Did he push you?”

“No... I mean, I tripped and I almost fell but he, the CEO saved me.”

“I thought as much. You’d never cheat on Lorenzo unless you want to die,” Leo says and steer the car. I exhale partly in relief and partly because of nervousness and anxiety; he might sti