The silence after Cruz’s words stretched uncomfortably across the entire floor.
Even the employees pretending not to pay attention had gone completely still now, their eyes lowered to their desks while listening to every second of the exchange unfolding behind them.
The woman’s face had paled slightly.
But the humiliation burning in her eyes remained.
Cruz had expected her to back down after that.
Most people would have.
Especially after being publicly reduced to nothing more than a paid mistake in front of an entire corporate floor.
But instead—
She laughed softly.
The sound caught several people off guard.
It wasn’t loud.
Wasn’t hysterical.
If anything, it sounded nervous.
Disbelieving.
Her eyes stayed fixed on him.
“You really don’t remember me,” she murmured.
Cruz didn’
