EARLY ACCESS: Moms Best Friend Blackmailed Me - Part 1
Focus, she told herself sternly. This is not the time or place for those kinds of thoughts.
Dee sipped her coffee, the rich aroma filling her nostrils as she sat across from Isobel in the cosy living room.
Sunlight streamed through the lace curtains, casting intricate patterns on the hardwood floor.
Dee’s best friend since grade school really did have it all.
A beautiful house, gorgeous and hard-working husband, a high-paying job…
Was Dee jealous? Only a little.
"So," Dee said, setting her mug down on the coffee table. "How's work been treating you lately? Still dealing with that nightmare client?"
Isobel rolled her eyes. "Don't even get me started. The man's impossible to please. I swear, if he changes his mind one more time, I might just quit on the spot."
"You? Quit?" Dee scoffed. "Please, you're the most stubborn woman I know. You'd never let some entitled prick get the best of you."
Isobel laughed, the sound echoing off the walls. "You're right. I'd probably just fantasise about strangling him with his own tie."
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