Chapter 46

Nina put her hands over her face. “I was stupid, Camille. I knew how this was going to turn out. I knew what was going to happen if I did this and I went through with it anyway. I was stupid, and now I have to pay the price.” She said,

The sound of someone clearing their throat had Nina looking up toward the door. Evan Banks stood there, an indecipherable expression on his face.

“Camille,” he said. “Would you leave me and Nina for a moment?” he said.

“Of course,” Camille murmured as she hurried away.

Tears burned Nina’s eyes. She was holding on by a sheer thread.

“Want to talk about it?” Evan asked her.

It was that question that did it for Nina. If he’d been angry or if he’d been indifferent, she could have handled it, but the simply worded request broke her down. Her shoulders shook, and she lowered her head as a sob welled from her throat. It appalled her that she’d cry in front of her boss. But there was no holding back the release of the crush