When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 285

That afternoon, while I was deeply engrossed in sketching designs for our spring collection, a heated argument outside my office broke my concentration.

One voice was unmistakably familiar, and the other wasn’t completely from a stranger.

I had barely cracked open the door when I heard Christine’s unmistakable retort, “Don’t you get it? I said no, we’re not taking your business! Designing a dress for you is beneath Jane’s talent!”

“Hmph!” The other party scoffed, dripping with their usual arrogance. “Well, I’m laying it out here. You’ll do it whether you want to or not.”

Only Dorothy could wield such brazen bullying.

“And what it I refuse?” Christine stood her ground, opening her arms in a gesture of defiance. “Why don’t you call the cops? Oh, right, you’ll need animal control for that. Don’t bother dialing 911 and waste their time.”

when it

it came to verbal sparing, Christine was undefeatable.

then I’ll

I’ll do it!”

making my

forcing this engagement dress commission on me was just another way to squash any lingering feelings I might have for Bryant, and to humiliate me

I was over

and disillusionment, I had thought he was the light in my darkness. I

why should I have

she was right. If she chose to be our enemy. Janedream would

RF Group wouldn’t risk offending a powerful and well–established family for

you know what’s good for you.

mastered the art of animal speak to deal with someone like

took Dorothy a moment to catch on that I was echoing Christine’s earlier

scomful chuckle, “People like you, born to

victories.”

I clenched

my fist

allies they find along the way play huge roles

bom into the Myers family, a household whose wealth and power dwarfed that of generations