Chapter 7:Darcy's POVAfter she adjusted her clothes and buttoned up, she left quickly, still shaking and tearful. I had somehow convinced Pink to let her go, though it hadn’t been easy.Back in my office, my hands were trembling. Rage? Anxiety? Desire? I couldn’t tell which.Pink was still in tears, her screams ranging constantly in my ears, cutting through the calm of my mahogany-paneled office like knives.“What the hell was I thinking?” I muttered, loosening my tie in rough, frustrated movements. The silk felt suffocating, just like this entire situation.Pink’s wails hit a higher pitch, and I flinched. In all my years running Rodrigo Enterprises through hostile takeovers, board rebellions, and market crashes, I had never hired someone with a criminal record. Not once. It was a principle I held sacred: If you have to work for me you must have a clean slate before employed. Pristine backgrounds. No complications.And yet, Adrian Martinez sat in my conference room not an hour ago,
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