MY HUSBAND SOLD ME TO HIS BOSS.
His irritation was clear in the way his jaw tightened, the way his fingers drummed briefly against the table before he picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth.
“Your husband, darling,” he started so coldly, “seems too greedy. He just took on the role of CFO, and now he wants to be a Director already?”
His words were the truth I didn’t want to see. My eyes darted around the room, avoiding his gaze. He was right, of course. But I owed Nonso everything. This was the least I could do for him.
“I assumed—” I began, but he cut me off sharply.
“And what about you?” he snapped, his tone sharper now. “All I hear is your husband. Don’t you desire anything?”