The Day Silence Spoke novel Chapter 319

A chill shot up Yesenia’s spine. Her body went rigid, her eyes fixed on Latisha as her face paled.

After a long moment, she slowly turned to face Clifford, forcing a smile. “I was just joking. You know me, I speak without thinking.”

Clifford looked at her, his expression flat. “You can be foolish,” he said, his voice laced with a quiet warning, “but you can’t be a fool all the time.”

The words were a slap in the face. Yesenia’s smile froze.

“Are you calling me foolish?” she asked, incredulous that he would say such a thing to her.

“I’m not calling you foolish. I’m reminding you.”

Yesenia’s eyelid twitched. She and Clifford might have a casual way of speaking, but being humiliated in front of Latisha was more than she could bear. She shot him a venomous glare, turned on her heel, and stormed out, her stilettos clicking angrily against the floor.

After she was gone, Clifford glanced at Latisha.

Latisha showed no reaction, no hint of triumph at his defense of her. She knew better than to be delusional. This was just part of their dynamic, their twisted game. If she allowed herself to believe he’d done it for her, she would only be setting herself up for another fall. She wasn’t going to make that mistake again.

She silently held out the files to him. Clifford studied her for a moment before taking them and walking back to his office.

A familiar ache began to throb in her lower abdomen again. Latisha leaned against the desk, taking deep breaths until the worst of it passed. She grabbed a glass of water from the dispenser, drained it, and sank weakly into her chair.

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