Chapter 211

Serena's POV Before I could answer, Maya's voice suddenly erupted from my phone. "Who the hell is that talking? Tell him to back the fuck off!" Maya was already fuming about Ethan, and now someone had interrupted our conversation. When my best friend gets angry, she doesn't care who she offends. I seized the opportunity and flipped my phone camera to show Lance. "Maya, this is designer Lance Draven. He worked on that collaboration project with Celestial Gems I told you about." Maya just grunted, clearly uninterested in pleasantries right now. "Are you at some event? Where are you?" she asked impatiently. I laughed nervously, stealing quick glances at Lance who was still hovering uncomfortably close. "Yeah, I'm at Lance's art exhibition actually." "Is it over yet? Find somewhere private so we can talk properly. I'm not done ranting about that jerk Ethan." I forced another awkward laugh. "Sure, just give me ten minutes, okay? I need to wrap things up here first." Maya finally relented an