Piper's smile was still plastered on her face as she turned back to Lyra, her eyes daring with mockery.
"You know, Lyra, it's best you should get and leave Harrison for me. It's certain." Lyra's anger boiled over, but Piper continued.
"The moment Harrison becomes Chairperson, he'll send you packing. He's already promised me that. He'll divorce you and make me his rightful wife."
Piper's words cut deep, striking at Lyra's deepest fears. "You're just a placeholder, Lyra. A placeholder for the woman he truly desires – me."
Lyra's expression remained firm, her fists clenched, trying to hide her feelings. "I'd suggest you watch the way you speak to me, Piper. Your words mean nothing to me." She turned to walk away, her shoulders squared, her head held high.
But the moment she turned her ba
