@shrewdvisionary continued from here x
She felt tense, on the line as she was turned away from him, back to him as if the convince him to leave. Irritation flickered at him, annoyed that the man had enough gal to just waltz back into her life like he was entitled to being a part of it again. What was more annoying was that for once it seemed to man was talking some sense, as she had been working nonstop for so long she forgot what day of the week it was. With fists clenched before slackening in defeat, she turned towards him with hand on her hip.
“ Fine, 2 minutes Maxwell. It better be important “
She was cruel and cutting and biting in her words. Perhaps she was harsh, but she couldnt find it easy to accept the man after what he did to her own sister, or had done to her. It was much easier to take the fiery frustration Alex had kept bottled up since childhood over Everything and use that as to fuel her frustration towards Mr. Lord.