VERITYMargaret was at her station.When the heavy glass door opened, her head jerked up and swept her eyes from my face down to my neck, lingering on the dark marks rising above the silk collar, then dropping to the tailored clothes she knew I hadn't arrived in.Her face drained of color before hardening into pure, frigid disgust."Miss Monroe." Her tone dripped with malice. "Mr. Sutherland specifically stated you were on leave today.""Plans change," I replied, keeping my chin level as I walked toward my desk.Every step sent a sharp ache through my core, but I gritted my teeth, refusing to let it show.I sat at my workstation, opened my terminal, and forced my shaking hands on the keyboard.The time on my monitor read 11:15 AM.A mountain of deposition transcripts and unread legal briefs was waiting for me. I pushed the hollow ache in my chest down, funneling every ounce of my focus into the screen just to survive the next hour.By 12:30 PM, the silence on the executive floor was s
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