Broken Dreams Stories

Chapter 116

After the call with Rayna, Sandra pared around

ler mind raced as she pareilback and forth, her heels clicking against the flour.

Ber continuation with Berlyn had gor disastrously wrong. She hadn’t expected Evelyn to be so prepared, so ready to counter lier move. Sandra clenched her fists, trying to calm the anger sinanering just beneath the surface. The thought of Evelyn sitting confidently at the breakfau table. basking in their father’s approval, made her blood boil.

it what to do next. She stopped paring and glanced at her plone on the desk.

She needed to talk to Michael, to vent her frustrations, and to figure out wi her fingers thing to dal Micharl’s number

But a part of her hesitated. Should she call him or go to his office? After all, he was just as much involved in able to offer a solution if they talked face–to–face.

way, and he might be

Michael laid and they y should limit physical meetings to avoid raising suspicions, and she didn’t want to risk anything that might

chances with Derek

jeopardize her

Sandra resummed pacing, chewing on her lower lip as she weighed her options. The more she thought about it, the more she agreed that calling was the better choice. It was saler and more discreet.

With a frustrated sigh, Sandra grabbed her phone and dialed Michael’s number. She tapped her lingers impatiently on the desk as she waited for him to pick up.

Michael answered on the first ring, his voice calm and collected. “I was just about to call you,” he said.

“You won’t believe what Evelyn did to me this morning” she said, her voice trembling with barely contained anger.

“What d

did you do?” Michael askes, his tone sharpening with interest. He knew Evelyn enough to know she wasn’t someone who stirred trouble unless she was attacked first.

do you mean what did I do!” Sandra

“Because I’m sure Evely

“Are you

just do something if you didn’t do anything first. So, what did you

now?” Sandra asked in

merely stating a fact. Tell

Evelyn had shown up during breakfast, she recorded our conversation. Michael! And then she played it for our parents! I was blindsided, completely humiliated!” Sandra’s voice

on the other end of the line before Michael spoke. “Why were you

“How was I supposed to know she was recording me? It’s not like she’s ever done that before! How can you be defending her right now?” Her grip tightened around the

have known better than to talk to Evelyn like that, especially in a place where anyone could be listening. You were careless to have that conversation with Evelyn in the dining room

That’s not the problem right now. The problem is that I don’t want Evelyn back at the family magazine.

Sandra. You can’t have both Derek and the magazine. You need

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voice rising in desperation. “I want both Michael And I

considered the fact i keeping Evelyn close might actually work in your favor? We will know where she is now, and that’s an advantage. If she’s

magazine.

close eye on her and control wil she does. It’s better to have her where

much as she hated the idea of Evelyn close incant she could monitor her every inove, sabotage

magazine, Michael had a point. Having

abutted, a slow side spreading across her face as the plan

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cards right, you can run Evelyn’s credibility at the magazine.

shoulders easing as

stop worrying about Evelyn. I’ve missed you. I want us to

we shouldn’t meet too often. We agreed it’s too risky,” Sandra reminded him, her mind still racing with the possibilities their conversation had opened

meet somewhere else, I miss you, baby. I want a taste

laugh, though her mind was already shifting gears.

Why are you meeting with her?” Michael’s voice

chair, twirling a strand of hair around her finger. “Our class reunion is taking place next weekend, and I plan