Nia returned directly to her office instead of the conference room and dropped a quick text to Jess.
As she took her seat she took a deep breath, shaking off the lingering emotions from her recent interaction with Zack.
Raw truth! f*ck him! As if it matters now!
You are better than this. Focus on your priorities. You are amazing and everything will be okay.
"It doesn't matter any more!", she whispered under her breath as she refused to let it affect her, especially not now. There was too much at stake. There was still a lot of work to be done, and she couldn't afford distractions. Zack, for all his presence, would not deter her from what she had been building so far. Her biggest game yet was set to launch in next six months. Everything she had worked for was riding on it. She had meetings lined up, deadlines looming, and a launch strategy that needed to be flawless.
