Victoria began to tremble.
"You... you really..." Tears circled in her eyes, "I absolutely detest you."
The force in Hank Clegg's hand increased slightly.
"Victoria Talkington…" He just called her by her full name.
Every word seemed as though he was sentencing her to death.
"Why should I destroy what is mine, my friendships, my information, my rights, my freedom to interact with others? Why do you get to decide...". Tears streamed from her face.
"If I had crossed the line of friendship with another man," she choked on her words, "your actions might be somewhat understandable. But you're doing the same thing even to a woman who poses absolutely no threat to me, and who also happens to be one of your most trusted subordinates... Hank Clegg, your actions are beyond my comprehension. I simply cannot understand..."
Victoria shook her head, her heart sinking into the depths of sorrow.
