His expression changed.
“Sofia.”
“I’m okay.”
He pointed toward the chair.
“Sit.”
I sat.
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He closed the door.
“I don’t want to interfere in your personal life,” he said. “But what happened?”
I stared at my hands.
“My mother-in-law shaved my head while I was sleeping.”
Daniel went completely silent.
“She did what?”
“She wants me to quit.”
“And Nathan?”
I looked at him.
“He agrees with her.”
Daniel leaned back.
For several seconds, neither of us spoke.
Then he said something I hadn’t expected.
“That’s exactly why I called you in.”
I frowned.
“What do you mean?”
He opened a folder.
“There’s something you need to know.”
He slid a document across the desk.
I picked it up.
It was an internal report.
My name was at the top.
Below it was a list of regional accounts.
“This is your promotion package,” Daniel said.
