Chapter 3
“You know I don’t care about that.”
“But you need to think about your career. The Senator knows of a place in need of an HR Director. He said he’s going to call the CEO and set—”
“Mother!” I bit my tongue to keep from lashing out and yelling at her.
When had they talked to The Senator about me? Their first instinct had been to hide it from him, telling him I was on a sabbatical. God forbid I disappoint my grandfather, the venerable ex-senator of the United States of America.
My eye twitched in beat with my thumping heart, and my hands trembled. She knew exactly which buttons to push to rile me up.
“We only want what’s best for you.” She sighed, a suffering sound meant to guilt me into obeying her command.
Instead, it triggered Liza’s training. Just say no, Cory. You don’t have to obey them. You’re not a child anymore.
Just like that, the twitching in my eye stopped. I was going to have to send my therapist a big bouquet of flowers to show my gratitude.