Vivienne's POV
The launch had been six months in the making.
Lumière's new line. The one that had started with the formula I had almost approved on a tight timeline and hadn't. The one my mother's voice had stopped me from settling on. Close enough is how you end up with something you have to apologise for later.
We hadn't settled. We had gone back and done it properly and what came out the other side was the best thing Lumière had ever made and we all knew it.
The venue was full by seven. Press and buyers and the particular mix of industry people and genuine supporters that a Lumière event always drew. My team had done everything right. The lighting. The display. The way the product was presented so that it spoke before anyone in the room said a single word about it.
I was in the mid
