Seated in her car and staring blankly as the afternoon traffic passed by in a blur, Ruby's heart throbbed with a mixture of anxiety and the fear of the unknown.
Her right hand rested protectively on her flat stomach as the scene from minutes ago replayed in her mind.
She had never seen this desperate and dangerous side of Derek before. And it scared the shit out of her.
She thought about her decision to curb his spending and, by doing so, indirectly strip him of his rights as the company's manager.
'Did I make a mistake? Will this decision turn around and haunt me in the future?' She pondered, biting down on her lower inner lip as tears pulled at the corner of her eyes.
Just then, the car came to a halt in front of Drubick Edges.
"Miss Ruby, we are here," Stan announced calmly, his concerned eyes flickering to the rear view mirror.
