Chapter 21. Frustrated

June POV

“June, are you okay? You’ve just been staring at your sandwich since Chris told you about the possibility of your transfer,” Lia says, jolting me out of my thoughts.

“What? Huh?” I blink, dragging a smile across my face. “I’m not really that hungry.”

Hunger is the last thing I feel right now—not when I’ve just heard that my boss, the man I shared a moment with a few days ago, is planning to shove me out of his sight like I’m some mistake he needs to erase.

I don’t even know what to make of this. I’m just... speechless.

His insults? I can take it. Hell, I’ll take the open humiliation. But rejection? That—I can’t stomach.

“Maybe she’s shocked she isn’t getting fired,” Jordan suggests with a smirk.

Amaka nods. “You’re right. I get it.”

“I told you, that’s the perk of being an intern,” Lia chimes in, beaming.

I offer another smile, a practiced tight smile, then turn to Chris. He’s watching me, waiting for something. A