red light blinked at her, a warning. When it finally turned green, the receptionist, a gir

aster than fiber op

ng floor went silent as she passed. Heads ducked behi

the main con

the table. She was wearing a re

n, were giant digital posters. They

e's face wa

d. She didn't say hello. She

, Olivia continue

She was a sweet girl, a rising model who had just signed a t

Vivian said. "You c

the table. "Julian authorized the brea

d her eyes. The waste of money. The c

Olivia, Vivian said, k

ard. Her eyes glit

stly, Vivian, with your... background, it's a miracle you lasted this long in a company of this calibe

blood r

king man who died of a heart attack trying to pay for her tuition before the Sterlings stepped in.

an said quietly. Her

'll tell your ex-husband? Oh wait, he doesn't care about

n sna

he pregnancy, the divorce, the lies, the b

ed up to

hink. She sw

l

glass-walled room. It

d, holding her cheek. It was a fake, dramatic

sue you! Oli

o the conference

stood

obbing theatrically. Vivian standing the

didn't look at Vivian's tear-f

to my offic

he

hand. Her palm st

held her head high, but

fle. "She's unstable, Julian. I w

ay. She didn't look back. Sh