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."

let out a sarcastic laugh. She asked, "Eloise, are you seriously clueless,

faded. She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does this

said, "Actually, it's more about your friend, that famous Attorney. You two attended a reunion together, and then all hell broke loose among those parents! Eloise, those parents are no fools. They're trying to get to Harvey through

making a racket about replacing Ravenna, and they want you to teach their

relationships were all about interests. Eloise

through her, but she didn't 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 weeping in the big boss's

a hunch

-Max!

guy just kept popping up in her life.

and didn't ask about Eloise's relationship with

it's a man-woman

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

Eloise gathered her thoughts.

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

a cab to

set of floor-to-ceiling curtains,

cost a

deserved the best decor. After her card was swiped, the manager respectfully handed over a small gift. "Ms. Laurent, we will deliver and install the items before 4

what she wanted, she