Chapter VI

 

The moment she saw Tess Mondragon, Rachel knew there’s something in her and it made her feel uneasy. She sensed that the woman was studying her from head to foot. There were, of course, pleasant introductions volunteered by the company boss but once they started talking, she felt an explicable surge of bad energy come between them. It’s the same uneasiness she’d been having the past few days, the same negative vibes that hovered in the air after the nightmare she recently had.

Rachel’s boss and Lovelace recently met in a social occasion and the man took the opportunity to inch his way into the circle. For Tess, that was like being handed a duplicate key to a safe box. She made it a point to represent Lovelace to her supposed visit to the man’s office. Tess is a woman with a plan and no way she could miss Rachel when she steps in the place.

Tess was acting too friendly to the point the boss found a smooth path to excuse himself and give Rachel the floor to pitch. It benef