In the end, Arlene still lost the client to me.
She blocked my path outside the client's office building.
"Delia, you've really got some tricks up your sleeve. You got Ronald wrapped around your finger, won over the Parker family elders, and now you've stolen the client too."
I'd just signed the contract, so I was in an unusually good mood.
"Thanks for the compliment."
Her face twisted with rage. "You think I was complimenting you? You little bastard. Just like your mother! I'm telling you right now. Liam and Ronald, I'll take them both back from you. Your mom was a loser. And as her daughter, you'll lose to me too."
The smile disappeared from my face. "If you insult my mother one more time, you're going to regret it."
She raised an eyebrow. "A bastard's daughter is still a bastard.
