Chapter 166

"Why aren't you stopping her?! I'll have my dad fire every last one of you!" Sure, we were at QY now, but the Carter Group was still a heavyweight in the design world. Most folks here had no intentions of sticking around forever—they’d probably jump ship eventually. I could see it the moment some people started hesitating after Lena’s threat. "Wow, I had no idea the Carter family was this powerful—breaking into our space, smashing things up, and now threatening to get my team fired like it’s nothing?" That mocking voice came just in time—Xander Lewis had shown up, striding right over to stand in front of me, sarcasm dripping from every word. Lena’s fury doubled as she caught sight of him. "Sophie Johnson, you leech! All you know is how to cling to men. Without someone like him backing you up, you think you'd even dare stand here in front of me?" I shot her a look. "And if your dad wasn’t Brian Carter, would you even be able to act this smug?" "You bitch! You—" she started again, voice