Ulterior Motives

Tessa looked at Clara with a mix of suspicion and challenge. "You're the new director? This is deliberate, isn't it? You're doing this to spite me," she accused, her voice laced with accusation, as if Clara was a cat that had cornered her.

"Why would you think that?" Clara inquired, her tone light, betraying amusement at the accusation.

"Do you hold a grudge against me that you would use this to t