CORRIE

My head panned towards the floor in guilt while I pressed my phone against my ear, hearing the grating sound of laughter from Kennedy. He heard the entire conversation between I and Emmette and it took everything in me not to smash that phone at that moment.

"I did what you asked." I said, interrupting his moment of laughter.

"You should be an actress." Kennedy commented. "I don't know why you wasted most of your life being a teacher and now Emmette's lapdog." Kennedy added and all I could do was look around, observing my surroundings.

I was in the executive board room, taking the call. This was the...