Chapter 13 Feeling Pretty Smug

Nobody knew Linden's character flaws better than I did. Even though I'd promised him good pay, an HR assistant's salary could only go so high, no matter how you sliced it. After a few months, he was getting pretty fed up, and I could see him starting to scheme behind the scenes. During this time, I had him followed. The latest intel was that he and Rosalind had gotten back together. This was completely expected on my end. While Rosalind came from a pretty average family, her lifestyle was anything but. Especially after meeting us in college, she acted like a total princess. If Linden wanted to support her habits, a regular salary wasn't going to cut it. I'd heard through the grapevine recently that Rosalind had been using her youth and looks to become some rich guy's mistress. I wondered if Linden knew about that little arrangement. At a gala one evening, I ran into Rosalind for the first time in ages. She was wearing a designer gown from the latest collection, dripping in dazzli