Chapter 6

After my chat with Lily, I felt a lot more confident.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Edward, if you want to play business hardball, I'll gladly take you on.

*****

The conference went smoothly over the next two days.

I didn't run into Edward or Angela again. My firm stance probably made him finally realize that pestering me was getting him nowhere.

So, he began pulling strings elsewhere.

On the third and final day of the conference, my mother called. The second the line connected, her anxious voice cut in. "Sophia, did you and Edward get into…