The walk home seems to stretch on forever and ever.
Charlotte should be happy that she has secured the job with Vale Enterprises, but she is not.
Her mind is stuck on Raylen's parting words.
"Excellent. Welcome abroad, Janey."
She still remembers the lawyer's face twisting with displeasure the moment those words left Raylen's mouth.
Janus. Janey. Nini. Laney. Delaney.
That wretched man is already starting to see her as a replacement for a woman he drove to her death nine years ago.
The interview process should have been more rigorous. Vale Enterprise is notorious for having rounds and rounds of interviews (which often includes tests and presentations). And it can get away with it because of the sheer number of candidates.
It is a prestigious company, after all.
And yet against all protocols and common sense, Raylen Vale hired her on the spot.
