Tangled Temptations

Chapter 90

"Ms. Vanessa?"

Eloise figured it was Ms. Vanessa from Crescendo Sound Workshop. Ms.

Vanessa had always been super friendly to her in the past, so if she got an invite from her, she would totally take it.

Eloise called her back.

On the phone, Ms. Vanessa didn't make a big deal out of anything. Just giggled and said, "I've got some juicy news for you. We'll chat over lunch, alright?"

Eloise was intrigued. She had a couple of hours before lunch, so Eloise thought she'd measure the living room's floor-to-ceiling curtains and took a few snaps of her apartment, planning to hit some furniture shops later.

At lunch, she met Ms. Vanessa at a Mexican joint. Ms. Vanessa was a fan of spicy food, so Eloise joined her in the fiery feast. Soon enough, her face was all flushed.

When they were almost done munching, Ms. Vanessa finally spilled the beans.

"Did you hear? Ravenna got blackballed by the parents!"

Eloise was taken aback. She couldn't help but blurt out, "What? Just a few days ago, I saw her getting along with the parents. Seemed like everyone loved her."

asked, "Eloise, are you seriously clueless, or are you just

smile faded. She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does this have anything to

reunion together, and then all hell broke loose among those parents! Eloise, those parents are

Ravenna, and they

about interests. Eloise just

seem to mind, "It's cool if you don't want to come back. If I were you, I wouldn't want to put up with all this drama either! Anyway, Ravenna's days at Crescendo Sound Workshop are numbered. Heard someone's really pissed at her, she's probably

a hunch who that might

-Max!

have called it quits, but the guy just kept

the subject and didn't

it's a

Vanessa had to head back to deal with the mess left by Ravenna, so she went pretty

Eloise gathered her thoughts.

to dwell on the past. No matter what Max was thinking, she couldn't let him affect her anymore. She needed to

a cab to

Baroque-style fabric, ordered a set of floor-to-ceiling curtains, and

cost a

the best decor. After her card was swiped, the manager respectfully handed over a small

what she wanted, she was in a great mood and texted Harvey that she wouldn't be home