Chapter 76

After politely turning down the driver's offer to take her to the office, Celeste rushed to the subway in a hurry. Because Sophie had held her up earlier, she still ended up missing the clock-in time and was half an hour late. "Jeez, sis, you're just getting here?" Blake jogged over as soon as he saw her. "Ms. Lane wants to see you-scared the hell outta me, I nearly spit out my breakfast." "Why panic?" Celeste handed him her bag. "We didn't do anything wrong. I'll go check in. Take this back to the office for me, will you?" "Don't take it lightly. Ms. Lane doesn't look too happy today." "Yeah, yeah, got it." When Celeste got to the office and knocked, she could hear right away that Ms. Lane didn't sound too pleased. Walking in, she saw the floor covered with design drafts. Sheets of white paper filled with various jewelry designs were scattered everywhere, some of them pretty detailed. Ms. Lane was crouched on the floor sifting through the mess, her whole vibe clearly frazzled. "Ms. La