Chapter 2 - The Stolen Birthday Watch
Camila Reyes stood in the center of the executive suite lobby, her posture dripping with unwarranted entitlement.
She held her left wrist up toward the overhead halogen lights, making certain every passing employee caught the sparkle of the micro-set diamonds.
“Alexander has impeccable taste when it comes to gifts for the women in his inner circle,” Camila purred, her eyes narrowing at me.
My heart hammered against my ribs, but I kept my facial expression an impenetrable mask of cool professional detachment.
That limited-edition white ceramic timepiece was supposed to grace my mother-in-law’s wrist at her upcoming seventieth birthday gala in Chicago.
Alexander had sworn on his life that he personally tracked down the exclusive jeweler in Switzerland to secure the precious delivery.
Instead, my faithless husband had intercepted the luxury item and strapped it onto the wrist of his ambitious executive secretary.
“Is that so?” I replied smoothly, stepping past her toward the frosted glass doors leading to the corner CEO office.
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Camila scoffed loudly, dropping her hand back to her side as she followed me with a dismissive roll of her eyes.
“Don't get any grand ideas about wandering into restricted executive zones just because you managed to sneak past lobby security,” she warned.
