Chapter 45: His Condition

Trista’s POV

On Monday morning, I stepped into the main hall at HS. Everyone was staring at me, slyly, with side-eyes, but they were staring nonetheless. They whispered after I passed by. Looked like all the juicy gossip from the launch event had spread through the office, like wildfire.

I held my head high, though. I’d done nothing wrong. They could talk all they wanted.

I arrived at Liam’s office and went straight to his receptionist. I didn’t have an office there, so I had to ask to see him.

“Is he expecting you?” she asked.

“No,” I answered. After talking with Hazel yesterday afternoon, and then again with Johnson last night, I’d made the firm decision to accept Liam’s offer. I hadn’t scheduled a meeting or anything to let him know, though. I’d decided to just drop in on him and give him the news face to face.

“I’ll let him know you’re here, Miss…”

“Trista.”

At the mention of my name, her face registered recognition. “Yes, of course.” She told me to take a seat. I waited patiently