#Chapter 161: Interview With the Devil

The hospital discharged me four days after Wendy told me about my interview. I’d called Bruce Conroy and asked if he could switch the interview. Not that I’d tried too hard. When he said no, I simply accepted the answer and told Charles he’d denied the request. Charles left the hospital, furious, when I told him the arrangements were for Anthony to pick me up and do the interview, then take me home. He’d slammed the door on his way out, making all the nurses shriek. I knew Anthony had arrived when one of the nurses came in, flushed and fluttering her hand to fan herself. “Elena. He’s here. And you could fry bacon on him he’s so hot.” Theo stood politely beside the door. “Want me to stay or go?” “Stay. It’s not like I have anything to hide, and it’s an interview, not a date. Besides, I already know Charles ordered you to stay.” Theo grinned. “He did.” The door to the room flew open, and Anthony Bellweather strutted in like a god entering his temple. My knees went all squishy, and