espresso machine. The ceramic cup

aming at a young

p down onto the attendant's tray. Dark coffee splashed a

ynthia's distorted, screaming face from across the room, and used a drawing app to quickly sketch a fat pink pig nos

She glanced at the screen, a

ut from behind the plants. Her heels c

n when she caught movement in her peripher

s locked onto

She stumbled backward, her high heel catching on the ca

thia pushed them away, her hands shaki

ed, her voice cracking w

Her eyes swept over Cynthia like she

ee said, her American accent crisp and

jealousy. Cynthia stared at Haylee's flawless skin, her exp

"Look who crawled out of the ocean! You disappeared like

Cynthia's PR assistant, Otto, immediate

t the camera. She look

go," Haylee said, her voice carrying clearly across the room. "It seems

red. She screamed for security. "Get her

their expressions stern. They looked at Hayle

t smirk spreading across her face. "R

down. She reached into her bag fo

he paper, the heavy double doors

man in a pristine, tailored suit. His silver hair was slicke

ad butler of th

recognizing the man who represented

for her. She pushed past her assistants, plastering o

t past her. He didn

rectly in fro

unge, the man who commanded billi

ing in the dead silence. "Welcome back to N

e stopped

r eyes bulged as if she h

, stepping back quickly, swea

her head slowly, letting her eyes res

person!" she shrieked, pointing a shaking fin

is head. His eye

but the threat was deafening. "Dr. Mathews is

ised a sin

rd. They grabbed Cynthia by the

the carpet, her sunglasses flying off, her h

, and turned her back. She walked toward Leo's