Still, Vera Warner felt it was time she practiced a bit. She couldn't let him bully her like this all the time. She wanted to turn the tables and be the queen for once, to see him beg for mercy.
"Wait, no. He told me to practice... how am I supposed to practice *that*? What a scoundrel."
Vera Warner was a little slow on the uptake, but she had to admit that this man was truly cunning, always taking advantage of her with these suggestive remarks.
Who would have thought that even Vera Warner, a titan of the business world who could foresee every unknown danger, was still a clueless young woman when it came to emotional intelligence?
"I'm not going to overthink it. Tomorrow, I'm going out with Luke and Zola."
"I need to make more time to spend with them from now on."
Vera Warner had always felt guilty about Zola. After all, she hadn't been by his side during his childhood. Now that she had the chance, she was determined to make it up to him.
