“Here’s to Peyton Consolidated. May they be the first of many lucrative contracts. Well done, Riley.” Molly tapped her glass to Riley’s and grinned.
“Couldn’t have done it without your help and Norah’s. I don’t know how she does it, getting up in front of people and talking all the time. Give me one-on-one any day.” Riley sipped the champagne. Now this is a celebration.
The white tablecloths and fine china of Tosca were a far cry from the emergency bar of Toblerone at the beginning of the summer. And, at last, she wasn’t alone. Liam and Molly sat on either side of her, and Sharilyn and Matthew McSweeney rounded out the party. Riley wasn’t quite sure how to feel about that, but she was feeling far too mellow and pleased about her success with Gerald Peyton to let it spoil the evening.
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