If she had known that tempting offer was to drag her into ruin, she wouldn't have gladly accepted it.
"Your assumptions about me are completely wrong," she replied, her voice trembling with the weight of emotions from the previous day, each word carefully restrained.
"Was there any good reason you couldn't make it to the pub earlier when you know weekends are our busiest times?"
With a twisted expression masking her regret, Selina couldn't reveal the truth and could only offer a quiet apology. "I'm sorry, Boss."
"Sorry? Would you still be sorry if I cut your salary for this month?" Martin retorted.
"This is the first time I've missed a day, and I'm truly sorry for any inconvenience caused. But I don't think this warrants a cut in my salary. I deserve another chance," she said softly, a firm undertone in her voice.
The little he paid her wasn't enough as it was, but she knew silence had its limits.
