Chapter 19

Victoria was still on the phone with Eira, trying to focus, but outside the door, her three-year-old son had started banging and crying for her. Her grip on the phone tightened instinctively. She'd quit her job at Johnson Corporation when she got pregnant, thinking she could bounce back after the baby was born. But it hadn't gone as planned. Even though she had once climbed all the way to Sales Manager, that one-year gap on her resume was like a black mark-company after company turned her down. Her husband, seeing how frustrated she was, just told her to stay home and take care of their son. He was earning enough for the three of them anyway. But now, hearing Eira's offer, Victoria hesitated again. She pressed her fingertips together nervously. "Miss Johnson, I've been out of the loop for a while. I probably wouldn't be much help... I don't really follow the new trends in the industry anymore." "Is it because you're worried about your family?" Eira asked gently, the background noise fr