Aria's POV
I turned away from him, moved to the window overlooking the city. From this height, everything looked small, manageable. People like ants, cars like toys.
"I want," I said slowly, "for you to stop underestimating me."
"That's it?"
"For now." I glanced back over my shoulder. "I know you've been working with Sylvia to sabotage my position here.
I know about the contracts you've been diverting, the clients you've been steering away from my projects.
I know you've been waiting for me to fail so you can convince the board I'm not fit to inherit."
His expression confirmed everything.
"I also know," I continued, "that Jennifer was feeding you false information about my computer files. Information you then passed along to Sylvia." I smiled.
"How much did tha
