The driver kept his eyes on the road, occasionally glancing at the rearview mirror to observe the tense standoff in the backseat.

It was a familiar scene - tensions boiling over to the point where knives were sometimes drawn. He swallowed hard, feeling that

this high-stress job would be the death of him.

He remembered first seeing Felix at the Miller Group. President Miller had made it clear he didn't want Felix dating his daughter. So

Ms. Miller had Felix start as a grass-roots employee, but the guy was a standout.

Standout was an understatement. Within a month, Felix's boss had promoted him, breaking all the usual protocols. Looking back, it

all seemed like a whirlwind, happening far too quickly.

Zoey, slumped in the passenger seat, stirred uncomfortably in her sleep, her head thumping against the windowpane with a soft

whimper of pain.

The car pulled up outside her apartment, and someone was already there to help her inside. Wilma had been dropped off earlier;

Mr. Colby was only interested in her, but he wouldn't dare mess with a top-tier celebrity like Wilma.

Zoey was a nobody; no fans to raise a fuss if she was wronged.

Being supported into her place, Zoey felt the room spin. She hadn't even managed to greet Carol.

In the bathroom, she tried to vomit but nothing cup.

Catching her reflection, she was startled by her gaunt appearance, only now realizing how much weight she'd lost.

but her body was limp, alcohol still burning through her system. She curled up on

deep sleep.

the next day with a pounding headache and a stabbing

heading to the office.

the car endorsement and send the contract over to

settled on a face for

was decided

in her office chair, still pale. The contract reached the automotive headquarters only to find out

frustrated. She'd drunk the

head of Star Movie Group, any scandal, whether Mr. Colby had succeeded or not, would

in

the recording from last night and sent it to the current

division.

conversation - Colby promising the endorsement if she

Colby was let go for

they'll have to compete like

had been fired a day later, the deal

breaths slowly. The

it was the

The Bennitt family won't pursue the poisoning

released without charges."

opinions had subsided. The Bennitt family's dropping the matter was

keep dragging Wendy through the mud over the Ozzy

then started vomiting into

to bring

from an unknown number cthrough. It

I've got your mom out. You should

churn. She popped an antacid from her drawer and was about

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