God, why was I always so scattered!? This was my fault. If only I’d cleaned up and erased my so-called footsteps in the snow…

“I’ve been working hard,” I said again in a small voice. Surely, that counted for something? I’d tried to be the best employee to Hannah I could be. Minus the lying and deceit, of course.

“You’ve been doing what I asked of you, yeah. But you’re hardly ever in the office anymore, and I’m starting to see why. How long did you think you ...