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But Margaux’s in a good mood

“Did you have a good ti, but one well because the client called not ten ain, and on top of that, he also wants to book your tiular rate”

I gasp out loud, which catches infit “What—?” I pause, hacking away again “Are you serious? Triple? Really?”

Myin the video

“That’s right Whatever happened last night, well, let’s just say Mr Montlake was extremely impressed and has requested your services exclusively for the next three months”

My face heats up all over again It sounds too farfetched to be true I can’t believe that Ja to shell out a fortune to aux continues to speak

“Si to take it Requests like this don’t come around every day”

I frown and pause

“Well, you know I’ve been thinking about getting out of the business Iin this industry”

Margaux pshaaving an elegantly manicured hand in the air

“First of all, you’re not an old lady Penelope, who’s thirty-two? Now that’s old But I understand where you’re co from, Simona Not all of your dates have been stellar lately, but you have to think about that as a sunk cost Those are already over and done with, and you can never get that time back But now, you have the opportunity of a lifetime, and it’d be silly to turn it down!”