Chapter 89

• The news that Katherine had taken her position in the business entity and that the Alfred family would now be heading the contract hit Mrs. Rojas like a freight train. Her face turned crimson with rage as she read the email on her computer screen. She could feel the walls of her office closing in on her, suffocating her with the weight of her failure.
• With a primal scream, she smashed her fist against the mahogany desk, the sound echoing through the room. The pain in her hand was a distant, secondary sensation compared to the burning fury in her chest. She had been bested by Katherine, a woman she had underestimated from the start.
• A knock on the door snapped her back to reality. She quickly composed herself, wiping the tears of frustration from her eyes. “Come in,” she barked, her voice barely under control.