"Yes, sir," Horace replied respectfully, but he snickered in his heart. Theodore shouldn't have been so mean to Ariana since he was going to help her anyway.

When he left the office, Horace closed the door carefully and sent a message to Adrian as he waited for the elevator.

"Changes are about to be made in the company."

*

After hanging up on Theodore, Ariana wrapped herself tightly in her quilt and let the tears stream down her face.