"You better not fail me this time, Rowena! Have you forgotten who got you your position in this company?" Mrs. Zhao's voice cut through the air like a knife. Rowena sat across from her in the quiet corner of a nearly empty coffee shop, head down, nodding in silence. Mrs. Zhao had picked the secluded spot for a reason—no one could overhear their conversation.
Lately, Rowena had been laser-focused on messing with Amelia's work, scrambling her research data and causing confusion. The result? Amelia and Professor Lewis had been stressed out, but Nick hadn't budged an inch. No real progress in driving Amelia away from him.
"I thought by making Amelia seem incompetent at work, Nick would dump her," Rowena said, trying to justify herself.