Chapter 169
Johnny’s words landed and for like two seconds, people looked interested. Then reality kicked in.
Wait. Didn’t she just start working there?
The math wasn’t mathing. But nobody was gonna say that out loud. Instead, they all just smiled and nodded like Johnny had said something totally normal instead of something that screamed "I’m trying to make my girl sound impressive."
Look, everyone got it. Johnny was successful, Elodie was gorgeous, and men say dumb things when they’re into someone. Tale as old as time.
"Miss Miller truly combines both talent and beauty," some guy said, and honestly? That line was so rehearsed it practically had dust on it.
A few others mumbled similar crap. The kind of compliments that sound nice but mean absolutely nothing. Then they went back to their drinks, already bored.
Meanwhile, Sienna was about to crack her champagne glass.
She wasn’t even trying to hide it anymore. Just standing there, staring, her whole body tense like she was watching a car crash in slow motion.
She looked over at Dante.
He glanced at Elodie for maybe a second. Maybe. Then looked away like he’d just checked the weather and found it mildly cloudy. His face showed nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Sienna hated that she’d even looked. She turned away, annoyed, and caught Harry Becker staring across the room like he was trying to burn a hole through something with his eyes.
She followed where he was looking. Johnny. Obviously. Harry wanted that Cole deal bad. Everyone knew it. He was probably just waiting for the perfect time to walk over and start talking business.