(35) Work Friends

“Why are you here Isabel?”

“Wow, what a way to greet your cousin.”

Anna sighed, she had to get back to work and after listening to Isabel earlier in John’s office she doubted she would be able to prove anything. “If you want to start acting like a cousin then I can start treating you like one.”

Isabel’s face turned even sourer if possible as she glared at Anna. “I am actually here to warn you.”

“Warn me about what?” Anna asked as she folded her arms over her chest and stared him down. She was sick of Isabel’s crap and was no closer to knowing who to believe than she was before.

“The fact that Erin is telling lies about what happened the night of the anniversary party. She’s spreading some rumor around about me saying I told her what to do.”

“Isabel, did you put her up to it? I know you’ve always wanted what I had even though I’ve always had so much less than you.”

Isabel looked stunned and for a moment her façade slipped and Anna saw the calculation that hid beneath.