WHEN TABLES TURN

With shock coursing through his veins, Fred slowly turned around and headed back to his office. The moment he stepped in, he slammed the door against him and allowed June’s pen to drop to the floor.

Fred needed no one to inform him that he had underestimated June Castello. She had admitted to framing Sylvia David’s sex video owing to jealousy but he had never imagined that she was going to have Sylvia assassinated.

He cupped his face in his hands with sweat dripping down his forehead. He needed to do something fast to prevent June from launching her evil plan.

Was collaborating with her a mistake? Fred wondered.

***

Sylvia hurried down the staircase clinging to the fruit basket while Mili and Shane were behind her with the food trays.

It was a few minutes past 2 pm.

David, Fred, and June were back from the office. It was Friday and on Fridays, they leave the office around 2 pm.

Fred didn’t drive back home with the couple. He pretended to be engaged in some work so June and Davi