“Mia what about your husband…also you are pregnant so we thought that you would soon go a maternity leave-”
“Unfortunately,I had a miscarriage so I would not be needing any leave.”The tense atmosphere made the meeting abruptly come to an end,my boss asked others to leave while retaining me in the conference hall.
“Mia,I am sorry if I am overstepping my bounds but is everything alright between you and your husband?”
“You are an exceptional employee and I always wished to promote you but then you would not have liked being separated from your family.I was wondering if you want to work at the main branch in the capital city.”she said,her tone careful to not offend me.
I smiled gently”Thank you for considering me.I would love to relocate.”
Surprised,she paused."Actually,my husband was at the Southwest bar last night when he heard Xavier talking to his friends.”
When I saw her hesitating I urged her to continue.
"He was discussing about your baby,saying that since you are an orphan you might not know how to raise a child,thus he asked a friend of his,uh...Vanessa,to help him around with the baby.