Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought that he would be so petty and stoop so low. Her fingers gripped the wheel. All her hard work, her years of dedication out the window, her research questioned. Unreal. He’d actually said out loud in front of staff members, at the meeting, that most of her time had been spent cultivating a relationship rather than doing her job. She was so stunned by what he’d said that for several moments she couldn’t respond. Everyone in the room looked everywhere but at her. If that wasn’t bad enough, he went on to insinuate that her research was questionable because the chain of custody was unclear. This was potentially one of the greatest discoveries of her career and Victor was determined to taint it in whatever way he could, simply because he couldn’t have her the way he wanted. She sniffed back the threat of tears. She refused to be broken by Victor Randall or anyone else. She was highly respected in her field and there would be plenty of opportunities out there for her.
