Chapter 24 - 25 Violent SOB
Yvaine suddenly found the floor fascinating. Her heels. A smudge on the carpet. Anything but my face.
‘Yvaine,’ I said, sharper this time. ‘You know all the gossip in town. Spill.’
She winced. ‘I didn’t want to tell you. Thought it might... I don’t know. Upset you.’
‘Trust me,’ I said. ‘The only thing that could upset me right now is running out of alcohol.’
Yvaine gave a guilty little shrug. ‘Fine. Yeah. They’re working together. Catherine’s his secretary now.’
For a second, I thought I hadn’t heard her right. ‘Secretary? Like... scheduling and stuff?’
‘Yeah.’
I barked out a laugh, way too loud for a party this fancy. A few people glanced over. I didn’t care.
Back when Rhys and I were a thing, I needed to book an appointment just to swing by his office with a sandwich.
Now Catherine, whose only organisational skill was getting thrown out of a club in under ten minutes, got an all-access pass?
‘Of course she is,’ I said, grabbing another drink off the tray of a passing waiter. ‘Of bloody course.’
Yvaine quickly changed the subject. ‘Why don’t we go say hi to the Van Astors? Their son runs a boutique fashion label. Might be a chance for you to collab.’