Chapter 36: Public Humiliation
(Author's POV)
The junior analysts in the open-plan office didn't see it coming.
Three of them were clustered around a desk, coffee cups in hand, murmuring about the previous day's failed negotiations. When the elevator doors opened and Sienna stepped out in her Chanel suit, heels striking the floor like a metronome, most of them had the good sense to look away.
One didn't.
A new girl, barely three weeks into the job, looked up with an earnest smile. "Miss Rathbone, how did the meeting with Professor Lewis go yesterday? Should we start drafting the follow-up contract?"
Sienna stopped walking.
The entire floor seemed to hold its breath.
She turned slowly, crossed to the girl's workstation, and stood over her with a smile that didn't reach her e
