Sara gagged again, and Jenny leaped to her feet, fleeing back to her side of the room.
Seeing Jenny return in defeat, Gillian York leaned in and muttered, "With Norah sitting right there, Adrian is never going to give us the time of day. Just drop it."
Jenny gritted her teeth in a silent fury. "I refuse to believe I can't beat her."
Gillian's eyes gleamed with calculation as she handed Jenny a fresh drink. "Don't let it get to you. It's a long game. Once she transfers to our department, you'll have plenty of chances to put her in her place."
Jenny grabbed the glass and downed the liquor in one bitter gulp.
*
Once Jenny was out of earshot, Sara collapsed back against the sofa, bursting into a fit of triumphant laughter.
Her infectious energy caught on, and soon Adrian and Norah were laughing along with her.
"You're something else," Adrian said, shaking his head in sheer appreciation.
Sara flashed a cocky smirk. "You think I survived years of dodging sleazy businessmen purely on luck?"
Jenny's amateur theatrics were child's play in comparison.
Impressed by her sharp wits, Adrian meant every word of his previous offer. "Seriously, come work for me. Whatever you're making now, I'll double it on day one."
"Thanks for the olive branch, Mr. Chambers," Sara said, sliding back over to sit beside Norah. She shook her head. "But I'll pass for now. I'm up for a promotion soon, and after grinding this long, I'm not ready to walk away from it."
Adrian let the subject drop, though he couldn't hide his regret.
The trio kept chatting, their moods soaring as the drinks kept flowing.


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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
I love it, I love it! Thank you for the updates....
Dear author Lucy, may we please have updates. Thank you....
There's a song currently playing via YouTube and TikToc by LowDii "Touch Me Softly" that makes me think of Norah and Xavier (Gonzalez). Please, I'm looking forward to updates. Thank you for your writing....
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As the plot thicken. Adrian is done for and he can't try to control Norah, so he'd probably tattle to Janice who's gone for two weeks. Thank you soooo much for the updates....
These updates were too funny. Thank you so much for the updates....
I forgot to add Amy to the group of pregnant women,since she was the first. Emily and Sylvia better be careful since pregnancy is in the air....
Wow! This is great, both Estelle and Magdalen are pregnant at the same time and I hope that Xavier is Norah neighbor. Thank you for the updates....
Author Lucy you're a blessing. Thank you so my for the updates. I hope that Norah's neighbor is Xavier she gets her memory back....
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