t the towering, gold-tinted glass of the

side of the building and pushed open the

smelling strongly of industr

ow hallway to the superv

etal desk, slowly painting

gged up and down Cari's faded

ng scoff left

y, waving a hand to dismiss her. Trina w

carrying a stack of folded un

egan said quickly. "If you reject her now, the platfo

led her e

ew a bundled uniform at Cari's che

he fabric. Sh

nod of thanks and walke

he tight uniform, Trina poin

room," Trina ordered. It was the

ray with heavy metal cutlery a

oulder and walked steadily thro

doors of the top-tier VIP

slightly ajar in his rush. A familiar voice drifted through the resulting gap. Cari's hand froze in mid-air. Her eyebro

chandeliers. A group of wealthy ki

d onto the young man sittin

h twisted

y who always claimed he was a broke stude

tly tailored designer suit. A thick Ro

wine, leaning forward wit

r Zamora, who sat at

followers, slammed his han

ust to get into the Zamora circle," Cody mocked loudly.

, cruel laugh. He wave

ar," Hamlin sneered. "Loo

his attention

r," Hamlin said, his voice dripping with loyalty. "I

h her hand, her shoulders sh

Harper praised him. "L

r, Cari stood c

r. Her fingers gripped the edge of the tra

chest as the original owner's

eyes were d

mile slowly for

shifting the heavy tray

and gripped the heavy b

corner. She saw Cari standing still a

er paused at the sound of T

ly. Her eyes stayed locked

ack, shifting all her weig