Chapter 10 Let Bygones Be Bygones

I didn't respond to Ansel's teasing. Instead, I fixed my gaze on the person in charge, nerves on edge. Once everyone had finished presenting their projects, the final results were announced right then and there. I never would've guessed it, but we actually won the bid. Thrilled, Ansel pulled me into a hug. "Damn! Janelle, you killed it!" Honestly, I wanted to say, "Benson deserves the credit." … That evening, Ansel and I took Benson out to dinner. When he found out why, he scratched the back of his head and insisted he had just been talking nonsense that day. Ansel jumped on that and grinned at me proudly. "See? I told you my brother's something else." "He really is," I admitted. The three of us had a great time. Since Benson was on break, we roped him into helping out at the office. It would've been a perfect day if I hadn't run into Clarence at the end of dinner. On my way back from the restroom, I walked right into him. Clarence blinked in surprise when he saw me. Bu