NovelOnlineChapter 372 What a sharp-tongued little bitch-clever, too.
After Selena left, Vespera let her expression drop.
She might've looked calm and collected on the outside, but her back was damp with sweat.
If she hadn't already gotten the lowdown on Selena from Gerard, she might've been completely fooled by that beautiful, gentle, reasonable act.
This had been their first real face-to-face conversation, and it was nothing like the ruthless woman she'd heard about in the rumors.
And that, precisely, was what made her dangerous. This woman wasn't going to be easy to deal with.
"Ms. Gildon, you sure make a lot of enemies. But honestly, picking on someone with a disability was a little much," Nancy said from the side.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHer tone carried a familiar judgment, as if she thought Vespera lacked any moral compass and just lived to stir up trouble.
Vespera pulled her thoughts back and replied evenly, "That Ms. Locke has a thing for Mr. Reid. Last time, she groped him twice, called his name, and demanded hugs.
"I guess I am kind of a bad person... But you, Ms. Acosta, definitely have that glowing-white-halo, angelic vibe." Nancy clenched her teeth at the jab.
Still, the idea that even that idiot girl had designs on Dominic left her speechless.
Yeah, she'd be telling Fawn about that too.
"Ms. Acosta, still in the mood to shop?" Vespera asked, smiling sweetly.
"Of course." Mocking her for being a saint, Vespera's smile was all sugar-coated knives. This woman wasn't just sharp- tongued, but she was downright calculating.
Nancy mentally jotted down another mark in her little blacklist.
"Hmph. Vespera can forget about ever getting into the Reid family," she thought. Vespera muttered, "Not my problem." The two of them wandered the mall for about an hour before heading back to the office.
Vespera used the money Nancy had paid her yesterday to pick out a dress for Rebecca.
That little rush of vanity, like she'd spent nothing but still managed to move her childhood friend to tears, was just enough to cancel out the exhaustion of fake-smiling through the afternoon with Nancy.
As for the expensive dress from yesterday, no way was she throwing it out. She'd had it cleaned and fully intended to wear it again.
She hung the new dress on the rack in her office.
Throughout the afternoon, she stayed awake only by clinging to coffee like a lifeline.
Last night had been... basically an all-nighter.
And the events of the day had drained what little energy she had left, both mentally and physically.
Meanwhile, Dominic had enjoyed a nice, 'midday nap. That slot sacred for him, not his dad dared to disne it.
At 2:00 pm, she got up and headed to the Finance Department.
Not long after she left, someone quietly slipped into her office.
By 2:30 pm, Vespera was on her way back upstairs.
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She leaned against the elevator wall, half-dozing, when Gerard calledm "Vespera, can you go wake Mr. Reid for me? I'm stuck with Mr. Woolery and can't get away." Content" Vespera groaned inwardly. "Sure..." There was nothing crueler than sending someone on the verge of passing out to wake someone who'd just had the best nap of their life.
She returned to the top floor and walked straight into the CEO's office, er heading for his private lounge. "Wake "
She didn't even get the word out before freezing, completely stunned by the scene in front of her.
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