In just one week, Lydia had accomplished so much that even her supervisor took notice of her hard work and dedication. "Tomorrow, we're meeting with a client. I'd like you to come with me." "A client meeting? Really?" Lydia's eyes lit up.

She had once been an assistant to Nash, so handling clients was nothing new. But after only a week at her family's company, being invited to a client meeting felt like a clear sign of her supervisor's trust in her.

"Absolutely. I've been observing your skills and your attitude, and honestly, I think you might be even better than me. You're more than ready to meet clients," her supervisor affirmed.

There was still plenty of prep work for the meeting, so her supervisor forwarded all the project files to Lydia's email.

Opening her inbox for the first time in a while, Lydia saw her supervisor's email at the top, but she also noticed an unread message from Quincy. She had intended to delete it, but her finger slipped, opening the email instead. Now that it was open, she figured she might as well read it and see what he had to say.

paragraph left her stunned. So,

reach out, but before she could, Mr.

went around his desk and started massaging his shoulders. "Don't get so worked up. Tonight, I'll cook a nice dinner for you

with that Ford guy, or you'd be jumping from one disaster into another."

had tossed in her direction. "These are from my recent investigation. Have a look. You'll see what he's really been up to behind our backs." Flipping through the pages, Lydia's shock grew. Not only had Eugene been stalking her, but

up to make her suffer, only to swoop in, acting concerned and helpful, as if solving the very problems he created. His

enough to him that she

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