Chapter 39

"Mommy called me. You were right! Karious immediately launched an investigation into your identity," Venice told me when I returned home from work one day.

Feeling drained, I crawled into bed and lay down. I was utterly exhausted today. It had been what? Three days, I think. Dealing with Karious had been nothing short of stressful. In these three days, I had to suppress my annoyance and irritation with him. I had more leisure time than actual work because they weren't assigning me tasks! I felt like a mere decoration in the office, something to gaze at when you needed a break from work.

"I don't want to go to work anymore! I'm losing my mind with Karious! I'm like a ticking time bomb. One of these days, I'm going to explode from being irritated!" I vented.

"You don't have a choice. This is all part of your plan."

"Yeah, anyway, what happened? Did Karious speak to your mom? Did you guys have a conversation?" I asked and propped myself up slightly to glance at Venice, who was sitting on