Let Me Stay The Night

Rayne looked at the chaotic scene around her, a sinking feeling creeping into her heart, for she knew she had sparked a calamity.

“The model previously in charge of the grand finale had a mishap in the hotel bathroom last night. She’s laid up in the hospital, unable to move. Worried that it would cause a delay in today’s show, I urgently contacted the model agency to recommend an experienced replacement to solve the problem. They sent me Melanie,” she explained.

As her gaze met Christina’s icy countenance, Rayne felt a shiver of unease.

“I investigated Melanie’s background thoroughly. She’s been modeling part–time since her university days. Both her beauty and demeanor are exceptional. I meant to discuss it with you today, but it completely slipped my mind in the rush of preparations. I was unaware of the conflict between Ms. Lesley and Melanie. If I had known, I would have rather taken to the runway myself than invited her,” Rayne added.

Knowing Rayne as well as she did, Christina had no doubts about her assistant’s integrity It seemed improbable that Rayne would have accepted bribes from Melanie to let her infiltrate and disrupt their fashion show.

“You’ye mistaken. The person who has a conflict with Melanie is me, not Victoria. Victoria was only standing up for me,” Christina clarified.

Rayne stood in stunned silence, her eyes darting between Christina and Melanie.

Christina did not offer further explanation and instead said, “Although this mess wasn’t intentional on your part, you violated our workplace rules. So, you have to manage the aftermath.”

Rayne had no objections. After all, she was in charge of the fashion studio. “I’ll handle it immediately.”

“Wait,” Christina called after her. “Bring me all the information on the models.”

“I’ll have my assistant deliver them to you,” Rayne replied, summoning her assistant to fetch the required documents. She then concentrated on controlling the damage.

tidy up the scene. Then, she walked over to Melanie and said, “Ms. Steele, I sincerely apologize for my oversight which led to an out–of–the- norm hiring process. Therefore, I have to replace

siding with Christina, she couldn’t be like Victoria, targeting anyone

their newly reopened fashion studio. She

unreadable eyes. “And what if I refuse and insist on

per

her position just by currying

by making things difficult for me. Ms. Lesley is not just the special designer for our studio but also the heiress of the Lesley family.

stand by and watch.” Rayne smiled and continued, “If I were you, I’d take the payment and walk away without a fuss.‘

were in a public space, and an image must be maintained.

in the entertainment industry. Are you trying to brush me off with a meager payment? Do you take me for a

fame, have been bothered by your friend’s request? Unless

all laid out in plain sight, Melanie would

initial proposition. “When

I’ll send someone over to assist you

careful removal of the grand attire

that Rayne was treating her

belongings and left,

Victoria stared after Melanie’s retreating form and fumed. “She got off too easy! I should have clawed her face and made sure she

on Victoria’s neck with a cotton swab, Christina reminded, “Rayne is a woman, Victoria. Your attempts to ensnare her with your beauty won’t work. Can’t you keep a level head? You

do we do? My pride and