Chapter 234: Back to Work
It was time. Cammy’s return to work loomed like a storm on the horizon, and with a heart leaden with dread and longing, she embraced Dylan one last time, pressing a trembling kiss to his soft curls before tearing herself away.
She climbed into the driver’s seat, Eve already waiting beside her, silent, watchful. Without another word, Cammy turned the ignition and pulled away from the curb.
The image of her son shrinking in the rearview mirror as her chest tightened with every passing second.
"Are you sure you don’t want to take the day off?" Eve asked, breaking the silence as they sped down the highway. Her voice was soft, coaxing. "It’s Friday. You’ve been through hell, Cam. No one would blame you if you took a breather."
Cammy gripped the steering wheel tighter, her knuckles paling. "No. I’ve already been out for four days. That’s a lot. Too much, even. Greg did me a favor, a big one.
I can’t risk anyone thinking I’m milking his generosity—especially not now. He’s going back to work today too, and as his assistant, I have to be there. It’s not just duty—it’s strategy."
Eve’s brow furrowed as she turned to look at her friend. "Do you really see yourself staying there, though? Once Richard officially brings you into the family... once you’re his ’daughter’?"
The question lingered in the air, thick with uncertainty. Cammy exhaled slowly, eyes focused on the road ahead. "I don’t know," she admitted. "He made me a promise—to help me reclaim CorEx.
And I fully intend to hold him to it. But until I get the conservatorship lifted, I’m still a prisoner in this game, Eve. I can’t lead something I don’t own."
She stopped at a red light, the brake lights of the cars around her glowing like blood in the growing dusk.
Eve leaned forward, her tone sharpening. "You need to start thinking about that now, Cam. Richard doesn’t make promises without expecting something in return.