Chapter 37

"What are you doing here?" I asked, feigning innocence.

We were now in his office, although I hadn't initially planned to follow him. He'd pulled me along, threatening to have me arrested for impersonation. Of course I'd acted surprised and frightened by his threat, which had ultimately led us here.

"You should be asking yourself that. What are you doing here?" he retorted sharply.

I couldn't help but roll my eyes at his question. "Well, I'm here to look for a job. I heard there's a job fair going on. If I knew you'd be here, I wouldn’t have come here," I added in a hushed tone, which seemed to catch his attention as his eyebrows furrowed.

"Why? Because you thought I’m going to catch you?”

"Excuse me? I think there's been some confusion. I'm just a woman looking for a job, not someone trying to escape something. Who do you think you are, the police?" I countered boldly.

"I'm not playing games here, Veronica."

"Do I look like I'm playing here? And by the way, my name isn't Veronica." I