Chapter 36. Something’s Off

Monday morning, Beauty arrived at the company with a heavy heart, her usual brightness was dulled by the storm of emotions swirling in her mind.

She couldn’t stop thinking about her conversation with Jessie last night.

Jessie had sounded so excited when Beauty asked her to go ahead with Bruno, yet it wasn’t from her deepest heart.

Beauty knew she shouldn’t feel this way because Bruno wasn’t hers, after all.

But the thought of Jessie getting closer to him, and even pursuing him, twisted her insides in ways she hadn’t expected.

As she stepped into the designer’s office, her eyes darted around, instinctively searching for Bruno.

She told herself to calm down and act like nothing happened.

“Don’t be jealous! Beauty. It’s just Jessie. She’s your best friend. You can’t be upset about this.” She scolded herself internally.

But no matter how much she tried to reason with herself, the pain was undeniable.

The thought of someone else getti