Chapter 138

Allison's POV.

I looked at the receiver, pulled slightly away from my ear, because I knew what was coming.

It was Jessy.

I heard the intake of breath, sharp and thin, and then the sound hit: a pure, unfiltered shriek of disbelief.

“No! Allison!” she screamed, the sound echoing slightly in the vast, still-too-quiet space of the CFO’s office. “Are you crazy? You have to be joking!”

The line went silent for a dramatic beat, just long enough for me to hear ...