Don’t do the smart! They’re at Apex and the card isn’t working. Fix the problem immediately.
I took a deep breath.
The card belongs to my company. You are no longer authorized to use it.
At the other end of the wire there was a short silence.
Then Julian laughed.
Don’t start with this nonsense. You know very well that I used the card for years.
- Yes. And that was just one of my mistakes.
Sloane, listen to me. I have some important people here. Don’t embarrass me.
I closed my eyes for a moment.
In twelve years of marriage, I had heard the same expression hundreds of times.
Don’t embarrass me.
He said it when I contradicted him at a dinner. When I refused to buy him something. When I asked why he was missing all night. When I dared to tell him I didn’t agree with him.
