Chapter 183

OLIVIA I felt a faint sense of pity for Lumina. When you think about it, they already had every advantage going into the pitch. With their reputation, resources, and connections, winning this account should have been easy for them. But putting Isabel in charge was a huge mistake. Lumina might have thought that since Isabel was the creative director of BrightWave Media, she was capable of leading her team, especially when our group had been one of the top-performing teams in the company at the time. From the outside, it would have been easy to assume that the results reflected her leadership. Little did they know that Isabel had zero participation in the team’s success. It had always been Jennifer and me who closed the accounts, especially the major ones. Another mistake Lumina made was announcing they were willing to handle the campaign for free. No established agency would do that. It only made them look unprofessional and desperate. With their reputation, it was hard to believe they