I stared at the screen.
Because that question revealed everything.
He didn’t believe I could do this.
Not because I wasn’t capable.
Because he never saw me as capable.
A week later, Apex Logistics held an emergency executive meeting.
Austin walked into the boardroom expecting sympathy.
He had prepared his speech.
He planned to explain that a “personal disagreement” was affecting his reputation.
But when he opened the door, he froze.
Because sitting at the head of the table was me.
Not in a hospital gown.
Not with a cast.
