Chapter 67. Grandma?

Freya POV

I swallowed hard, my voice coming out small and shaky. “I’m sorry… I’m just trying to say I need to be at the hospital. My grandma is sick! If I’m not there in time, she might die.”

Lila stared at me for a long second, then smiled, a slow, wicked smile that made my skin crawl with disgust and fear.

“There’s no way the president would ever sleep with a low life like you,” she said, her tone dripping with mockery.

I breathed in a shaky wave of relief. Atleast she didn’t doubt me.

Then she continued, her voice turning sickly sweet. “For the first time, I can see sincerity in your eyes. Fine. I’ll let you leave… only after you kneel down before me and apologize for raising your hand to me.”

My eyes widened in disbelief. Lila wanted me to kneel before her? Who the hell did she think she was? Just because she used to be Ryder’s most favored worker and his assistant? Just because she still had a high status in the company? Is it just bec