Claudette Reed

y name as I walked into my office building, my Jim

believe that I worked my ass off to become who I am today: Stephanie Greene,

was his little princess back then. I still am, but now I rather that he ca

everything on a silver spoon. Dad and mom bicker about it a lot, but I’m very much my mother’s

the ribbon-cutting, and it’s soared to unimaginable heights in the past two decades

lty, but my father’s forte was red carpet, and

about this and that, he would tell me stories about celebrities and gossip a

ed after she fell sick. I was less than thrilled to learn the things my father had done, or moreover, who he had d

my floor and I stepped off of it into my

nswer, I turned the floor into an actual studio with machines, m

the type of person who likes to get their hands dirty with

ning, Ms.

ouisa. What is m

her tablet as we walke

eting with the investors in an hour, then you ha

c Knight, the “Master of Suits,” as the magazines call him. He’s go

ged the tablet, “You need this partnership wi

hy I’m doing

business took a big hit when your mother fell ill and you were yet to take over. To put it simply

chair and sighed, “Alright fi

r in case you had to spend all day convincing h

t my lips int

s’s accountant gave me a call to inform me that we wo

u, you ca

r head and le

austrophobic and feel like I’m being suffocated. This way, I can see what ever

night may have the dumbass title of “Master of Suits,

, but I also thought it was a strong title for

ol freak like my father, and everyone knows it. Claudette Reed is not the company to work for if

simple: Dress in what m

d Louisa hurrying back to my office a

e, your au

and slender figure of my aunt Isabella approaching. The woman aged wit

miled and put her

hed her with a smile, “Aunty Iz, to

ss from my desk and she took

that he hasn’t see

e of my best friends my entire life, and I practically bailed

eally am

Iz, I’ve just been

ward the rest of the office. She then turned back to

nk y

ur mother was

a smile, “But like you say, I’m

d slowly, “This is true. Your mothe

business,” I joked and

ing with because I didn’t want to stress anyone. I also wanted to avoid ha

wouldn’t be able to keep my title of “baddest bitch” if

o.” I smiled at her and she continued with a t

uld n