ld get so

vanished down the hallway wi

d clenched her hands until her

fec

eir marriage, she could take full

ain and opened the message

he first person

an responsible for her mother's de

.

shley arrived at Lumina Design, the

h four inch heels and a fitted blac

sign department, every conver

ily Davis from Human Resources began, but C

d didn't bother to glance up. "Bring me a black coffee and some whole-w

ey stood still and fixed

smirk had filled Ashley's nigh

n and frowned before fi

pped her lipstick. It struck t

e was impossib

the overweight Ashley Spencer who had di

scoffed and pushed

o way it co

ghed more than two hundred pounds

ething cold and dangerous lurked

chill run d

vered her unease with a cruel glare. "And what's with that dress? Are you h

ast." Ashley spoke quietl

disbelief. "You're an assistant, yet you think you can speak to me that way? Do y

moved toward her, and Chloe

e design supervisor for years, Ms. Spencer. Did you honestly be

he ruthless look in Ashley's eyes. Fear took over, a

.

athered for its weekly

ior lead designer who transferred here from headq

ng the employees,

ctually a senior lead designer, which mea

amiliar to you, Chloe?" Mia L

pig weighed over two hundred pounds. She's pro

reached the pres

ing. "My submission for Maris Group's Spring and Summer Fashion Week is called Soul of Rock. The co

val. "You've proven again why you're our ace, Ch

Chloe gave Ashley a

ior lead designer, I'd like to hear yo

the room turne

dence, and a faint hint of mo

sition is almost flawless." Ashley waited until Chloe's pride showed on her