Rebirth Into My Second Chance

I stood there, silently tuning in to their conversation.

It turned out many were somewhat aware of the events from years back. I had been living in my bubble, not probing into the past.

As I pondered it, Kate went toward me all by herself. "What are you doing here? I thought you didn't want to work with me. Who even invited you? Want me to have security throw you out?"

Gone were the days when she'd put on a pretense before me. She was showing her true colors.

"No collaboration, but I got an invite," I replied, sipping my drink casually.

Kate scanned the room, her gaze finally settling on Richard. "So, a convict brought you in, huh?"

"Watch your mouth," I shot back. Richard was my shield and somehow my Achilles' heel, too.

with her. Guess who?" Her hinting gaze toward Richard made me uneasy. No wonder Richard had an invitation. Kate had deliberately given it to him.

had its way of throwing curveballs. After all his searching, Richard learned

and leave this place. The Hilton family was the last thing I wanted to

and spilled my juice

hurtful memories came flooding back, disgusting and painful. So, I splashed the orange juice on her publicly. She screamed, "Claire, I'm going to kill

Hearing the commotion, Richard

like explaining anything to him. Seeing him approach, I grabbed his hand, "Let's go. We don't need to deal with the

frowned, but he indulged me,

wouldn't let us, ordering her people to stop us. "Claire,

started it. I was defending

Tracey showed up. But apologizing to

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