Chapter 16 It's Her

• ~Neela~
• I dry my eyes and fix my face. I keep my makeup to a minimum so little cries like that won’t be easily detectable. I pinch my cheeks, making sure they give me a rosy look. I straighten out my clothes as best as I can and make my way out of the restroom.
• I plaster the best smile I can muster and walk back over to where my husband is sitting. He pats the spot next to me, and I oblige, not wanting to have any drama to go home to. His slimy friend comes back around, looking at me like I’m his next meal. I do my best to swallow the bile that wants to rise and keep my professional smile visible. “Babe, this is Soren. We’ve been doing business together for a while. He was hoping to get a little one-on-one time with a famous supermodel. I told him you’d be happy to do that for him.” The look in Steven’s eyes tells me that if I dare defy him, I will pay dearly, and I’m not interested in testing that at all.