's Pers
eyboard paused as I pulled out my earphones, turning my attention to
face. "It's getting late, and I was heading
he wall clock directly in front of me. "Oh, damn," I ex
y just opened a
ting my belongings, neatly tucking them into my purse before shutting down the com
ecy," she teased, putti
w you said the same thing last time. I just can't
janitor,"
rayal is getting too real,
rom nine in the morning to seven in the evening and then open up
ined, closing my office door and hearing the lock click
f you could,
n if I wanted to. Jok
wns two galleries and runs them at alternate hours l
y and one for those who stay up all ni
lity," sh
mon
ney," she chuc
pty parking lot to my black Mercedes Benz, I unlocked the car and got in the driver's seat. I locked the doors, released a quick breath, tossed my purse in the passenger
e day, bright and light, with a polished sugarcoat on everything inside. The Fortress operated later i
and got out, tossing my keys to our valet,
ding, swiping my ID through the staff's entrance. My heels echoed on the polished marble tiles as I
the same idea-each flo
ch floor using stairs and escalators, I reached the private elevator that only Olivia and
waiting
d the back of my phone for five beat
frustration and I could picture him pinching h
at wo
etting
be fine. You don't need to send any
ime being, we went over this, Tesoro," he sco
I'm tired today," I lied halfheartedly, crossing my fingers in front of me. "Look, I need t
id softly as I heard my
'm trying to
ng up before pressing the
Rodri
, came rushing over and panting. "What's wrong
ents demanding
n't meet buyers withou
t to buy Mirror of Fatality. They're ar
rgue with two frustrated clients would be worth it. "Sell it to the highest bidder among the two and offer the other
kly and rushed b
oticed, I walked around the floor, observing the exchange between our agent and the two clients. Luckily,
it displayed a woman with her back tilted towards the viewer with a golden framed mirror on the other
running these galleries," someone m
f my eye as two girls whispered,
ughter, how much money could she possibly need anyway? Princ
here they stood. They stopped abruptly, spinning to face me as I kept my hands behind my back, my he
Camiela," she mu
"Are you here for
e're just
"Go ahea
ed before turning back
ht on a man who stood at the other end of the room, staring at a blank
stretched across his broad shoulders. He almost turned around as if he felt my gaze o
snapping me out of it. "Dad," I a
miela. Now,"
ght. I'm going." I hung up after saying bye and w
?" Jacob asked, unlocking the c
ow, goodnight." I waved him bye and started the
whereabouts, and people all around me trying to tell me what to do, there was only one thing I could do to shut them out. Give them al
e anywa