Chapter 115

• "Things change. Leon was right in what he said the last time we saw you.... We're tied together for life, and as this is my company too, it was foolish of me to walk away and leave it behind. I'm not going anywhere ever again...... I won't let you have the opportunity to get within ten feet of my marriage this time, and this little display isn't doing you any favors."
• Leon remains silent, his face still, his posture solid, yet he's tuned in to Sophia and slides his arm around her waist, letting her have her say and not reacting to the parts he knows aren't true. About her being VP and coming to POLO and supporting her with his foreboding presence.
• "This behavior isn't advisable if we're talking about your job being on the line. Confronting your VP and President, refusing to do as we ask in terms of your employment for the good of the company.... stalking him? Attempting suicide to emotionally blackmail him into having a sordid relationship with you..... sounds like pretty solid reasons to terminate your contract and happily see you in court if you still want to pursue an unfair dismissal." Sophia pulls out her hand and admires her nails, flicking off an imaginary piece of flint and eyeing her up as she would have done in her power suit back then. That internal sense of cold returning and finally finding that inner steel that used to help her push along like this in her daily life. The mask still fits when she needs her to, boosting her confidence.