Chapter Nine: Silent Treatment

Celine Perhaps I should have just ignored them and left instead. I never wanted to be here. I was counting down in my head to hold on to my patience. One, I couldn't afford to act out in here; my client was in a similar location as I was. Impressions mattered in business. And unlike Trevor Lawrence, I cared about my reputation too much to allow it to be made a spectacle because of someone. Before I had even settled into my seat, she had been sneering at me. "Cheating now, are you, Celine? It's barely a week since your engagement to Trevor Lawrence was announced? Or are you free to cheat? It's what you do best. Besides, you may not keep Trevor Lawrence's interest for long. It's better for you to have someone else to fall back on when your plans with him go awry." "Abigail," I said in a low voice, my warning clear. My facade was calm despite the rage roaring within. "What, Celine? Or should I say, Director Holden?" "Abigail!" Monica, sitting beside Abigail and opposite my si