#Chapter 202: Don’t Go Back

“Miles fired me,” I explain to Daphne. “Apparently Edward told him that he would back off once I’m gone.” Daphne gives me a pitying look. “Did you actually believe that?” “No.” But Miles did. “He might back off for now. Maybe even for a while, through the election,” Daphne says. “But when he is president… When he has all that power and doesn’t have to worry about consequences… Esther, he will ruin your entire life. That’s if he doesn’t just have you killed.” “You think he would truly go that far?” Hugo presses. “I do,” Daphne says. “You didn’t see the way he was when…” She shrunk in on herself, going quiet for a moment. “And it’s not just you, Esther, that he wants to bring down. He’s going to go after Representative Hamilton, and everyone else that has tried to stand against him during his campaign.” The warning hangs over our table for a moment, no one saying a word. I’m processing it, Hugo likely is too. Only Daphne has seemed to come to terms with the chaos and destruct