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

for a moment, then asked, "Does this have anything to

two attended a reunion together, and then all hell broke loose among those parents! Eloise,

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

about interests. Eloise

to come back. If I were you, I wouldn't want to put up with all this drama either! Anyway, Ravenna's days

hunch who that

-Max!

just kept popping up in her life.

wisely dropped the subject and didn't ask about Eloise's relationship with

all, it's a

back to deal with

Eloise gathered her thoughts.

on the past. No matter what Max was thinking, she couldn't let him

a cab

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

stuff cost a pretty

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

the store and bought some nice lace tablecloths and ornaments. After finding what she wanted,