When My Ex's Worst Enemy Became My Sanctuary novel Chapter 78

Carola gave a little smile, her lips barely curving. “I know Dorothea. Fidelia, do you remember when we used to gang up on my stepmom’s daughter back when we were kids?”

Fidelia’s tears dried up in an instant. She sniffed, her voice wary. “Wait, are you telling me Dorothea is that stepsister of yours?”

Carola nodded. “That’s the one.”

Fidelia was floored. She never would’ve guessed that the girl they once locked in the attic and made fun of would end up as her boss. The thought made her even more upset.

“Carola, isn’t this your stepmom’s company? She could just say the word and Dorothea would be out!”

Carola let out a sigh. “Fidelia, it’s not that simple. My stepmom apparently set Dorothea up with some guy. I don’t know who he is exactly, but it’s definitely not anything good. That’s why my mom let her join the company—otherwise, there’s no way Dorothea would’ve gotten in. She even tried to hang around my fiancé as his secretary, probably hoping to seduce him. Luckily, he wasn’t interested…”

A flicker of anger crossed Fidelia’s face. Of course Dorothea was trouble, and now she was using those same dirty tricks to try and get Fidelia kicked out of the company.

Fidelia clenched her fists. “I’m going to the office tomorrow. She and I need to have a talk.”

“Just be careful, don’t go making things worse. Fidelia, I’m sorry, but this is as much as I can do for you.”

Carola sounded sincere, but honestly, she hadn’t lifted a finger to help. She’d just made sure Dorothea had another enemy to deal with. Fidelia was her friend, sure, but not close enough to get real help. If the Blair family was still doing well, maybe Carola would’ve stepped in. Now that Fidelia’s family had lost its influence, that wasn’t happening.

***

Dorothea came home from work and spotted a bouquet of roses on the living room table.

Linda greeted her with a bright smile. “Dorothea, these are from Latham.”

Really? Latham buying flowers was definitely out of the ordinary.

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