Chapter 59: A snake watching

When she had gotten wind of Elena’s co worker making arrangements to essentially pimp out staff to wealthy investors this evening she had to add Elena to the list. Melanie could barely contain her glee. Finally, this stuck up woman would get a much-needed serving of public humiliation, taken down several pegs in the most brutal fashion. Melanie had even gone to the trouble of tipping off that sleazy Mr. Reed’s to do something to Elena, claiming that Elena had a past of sleeping around. She could already envision the look of shattered dignity and shame on her cousin’s face as she emerged, clothes askew and goals of professional success in tatters. But as Melanie watched with seething frustration, her anticipated serving of delicious schadenfreude never manifested. Instead of the hoped-for horrific outcome, Elena emerged from the back rooms infuriatingly unruffled, striding confidently amid the army of men in dark suits; bodyguards or henchmen by their unmistakable aura of men