I pulled out a chair, sat down, and crossed my legs. One corner of my mouth lifted as I regarded her.
"And if your husband finds out? What then?"
"A man who sits in the back row at every business summit in Harbor City—you really think he has the nerve to touch me?"
A ripple of murmurs spread through the room.
Alberta's face twisted with fury at having Francis's status laid bare. She shrieked at me:
"What the hell does a delivery driver know?! My husband just became sworn brothers with the heir of Apex Holdings! He's not the man he used to be!"
"Do you have any idea who the Apex heir is? Power beyond measure! Above everyone else! With backing like that, crushing a nobody like you is nothing!"
I rested my chin on my hand, studying her with mild amusement.
"And how do you know I'm not the one with power beyond measure? The one above everyone else?"
"Alberta... after all these years, do you really know me? Do you have any idea who I am?"
She let out a derisive snort, as if I'd told the world's funniest joke.
"You? Above everyone else?"