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.

someone who was there with her. Guess who?" Her hinting

had its way of throwing curveballs. After all his searching, Richard learned that she was the fiancée of the head

and leave this place. The Hilton family

turned, Kate grabbed me from behind. Instinctively, I turned back and spilled my juice

her reminded me of Daniel, and the hurtful memories came flooding back, disgusting and painful. So, I splashed the orange juice on her publicly. She screamed, "Claire,

Hearing the commotion, Richard

over. I didn't feel like explaining anything to him. Seeing him approach, I grabbed

he indulged me, so we started to

Kate wouldn't let us, ordering her people to stop us. "Claire, you owe me

"Impossible. You started it. I was

Ms. Tracey

move," I said