Chapter 8. Pushed to the Edge

Annalise swore she was done with these creepy men at the restaurant. She fumed at Greg's audacity. How could he harp on the same tune as Nelson? She had just reached the kitchen when Trent peeped in. "Annalise, Nelson's summoned you to his office, now," he announced, and then went back to his counter. Annalise braced herself for the insults that were surely coming her way. She walked over to Nelson's office as Greg looked down at the paper in his hands, refusing to meet her eyes. Annalise noted he looked guilty. She peered inside Nelson's office.

"You called, sir?" she asked tentatively.

"Yes. Come in," he growled in a displeased tone. Annalise went inside.

"This is the last time I'm warning you, Annalise. If I see you hooking up with the employees or the customers here, I'll throw you out of this place. I will ruin you so much that you'll never get another job in the whole of Houston," he warned furiously.

Annalise gaped at him. "But I didn't..."