CHAPTER 62: The Anticipated Guest’s Absence
I remained in the dining room as the minutes continued to slip past eight, then ten, then fifteen, each one landing heavier than the last. By the time half an hour had passed, the stillness felt deliberate, almost confrontational. “Thirty minutes,” I muttered under my breath, glancing at my watc...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Critique and Consequence
2. Chapter 2: Unwanted Wake-Up Calls & Uninvited Guests
3. Chapter 3: The Queen of Critiques Strikes Again
4. Chapter 4:The Editor vs. The Author
5. Chapter 5: TERMS AND CONDITION
6. Chapter 6: How to lose your sanity before 9 AM
7. Chapter 7: The Art of Putting Your Foot in Your Mouth
8. CHAPTER 8: The Great Escape (That Failed Miserably)
9. CHAPTER 9: THE ART OF AVOIDANCE
10. CHAPTER 10: Retail Therapy & Regret
11. CHAPTER 11: The Art of Dressing Up and Overthinking
12. CHAPTER 12: Art, Snacks, and Unforeseen Horror
13. CHAPTER 13: Florals, Sculptures, and One Very Desperate Woman
14. CHAPTER 14: Mission: Impossible – LEILA BROOKS Edition
15. CHAPTER 15: The Art of Lying (Badly)
16. CHAPTER 16: Crisis Mode: Activated
17. CHAPTER 17: The Fall That Launched a Career
18. CHAPTER 18: The Lion’s Den
19. CHAPTER 19: Beyond Repair
20. CHAPTER 20: The Office Eavesdroppers
21. CHAPTER 21: The Freddy Mask Chronicles
22. CHAPTER 22: Leila’s Epic Fall: A New York Legend
23. CHAPTER 23: The Art of the Scathing Review
24. CHAPTER 24: The Matchmaker’s Marathon
25. CHAPTER 25: Caught in the Crosshairs of Courtship
26. CHAPTER 26: Summoned by Satan (aka Arthur)
27. CHAPTER 27: Elliot’s Favorite Episode Yet
28. CHAPTER 28: Matchmaking & Meltdowns
29. CHAPTER 29: The Arsonist in Pearl
30. CHAPTER 30: Terms & Conditions: Respect Required
31. CHAPTER 31: Leila Brooks: The Unauthorized Office Soap Opera
32. CHAPTER 32: Popcorn, Pity, and Plot Twists
33. CHAPTER 33: The Diva’s Guide to Workplace Negotiations
34. CHAPTER 34: Negotiations à la Foam
35. CHAPTER 35: The Last Non-Negotiable
36. CHAPTER 36: The Great Internal Debate: Roses Are Red, Careers Are Dead
37. CHAPTER 37: Executive Editor… Powered by Ruby
38. CHAPTER 38: Corporate Mischief 101
39. CHAPTER 39: The Audit of Aggravation
40. CHAPTER 40: Literary Panic and Coffee-Fueled Mayhem
41. CHAPTER 41: The Spiral of Unhelpful Genius
42. Chapter 42: Stalling 101 (Advanced Level)
43. Chapter 43: The Worst Possible Solution
44. CHAPTER 44: Grayson Hale: 1, My Dignity: 0
45. CHAPTER 45: Passenger Princess Against My Will
46. CHAPTER 46: The Stairwell Tango
47. CHAPTER 47: The Doorway to Doom (Probably)
48. Chapter 48: Candles, Strangers, and Catastrophic Timing
49. CHAPTER 49; Grayson Hale vs. The Matchmaking Industrial Complex
50. CHAPTER 50: Dessert and Other Escape Plan
51. CHAPTER 51: The Author Who Shouldn’t Be This Likeable
52. CHAPTER 52: I Chose Arson (Lightly) Over Accountability
53. CHAPTER 53: The Evacuation Clause
54. CHAPTER 54: Olive Oil and Outrage
55. CHAPTER 55;Leila Pretends She Has a Plan
56. Chapter 56:Leila at 7:50 a.m. Is Unavailable
57. CHAPTER 57:Passing the Baton (and the Trauma)
58. CHAPTER 58: Executive Decisions Made Under Duress
59. CHAPTER 59: The Offer That Came Without Permission
60. CHAPTER 60: Fault Lines in Authority
61. CHAPTER 61: Counting Moments
62. CHAPTER 62: The Anticipated Guest’s Absence
63. CHAPTER 63: The End of Leniency
64. CHAPTER 64: Art, Applause, and Absolute Dread
65. CHAPTER 65: he Art of Pretending I’m Fine
66. CHAPTER 66:Confessions Pair Poorly with Cocktails
67. CHAPTER 67: The Problem With Handsome Hallucinations
68. CHAPTER 68:Bacon, Blooms, and a Very Bad Feeling
69. CHAPTER 69: A Hangover, a Handwritten Note, and Unanswered Questions
70. CHAPTER 70:Liela Brooks vs. The Consequences (She Accidentally Wins)
71. CHAPTER 71: Please Do Not Say Lady Seraphina Out Loud
72. CHAPTER 72: When Lady Seraphina Needs Flowers
73. CHAPTER 73: Talking to Myself Like a Woman With a Plan (She Did Not Have a Plan)
74. CHAPTER 74: When Apologies Need Appointments
75. CHAPTER 75: Regret Comes in Floral Form
76. CHAPTER 76: The Apology That Died in a Trash Bin
77. CHAPTER 77: Plan Z: Mild Trespassing and Imaginary Physic
78. CHAPTER 78: I Should Have Chosen the Email
79. CHAPTER 79: I’m Not Hurt, I’m Just Leaking
80. Chapter 80: Balloon Body and Chocolate Diplomacy
81. CHAPTER 81: Knock Knock, It’s Accountability
82. Chapter 82: My worst nightm...
83. CHAPTER 83: Panic at Apartment 3B
84. Chapter 84: How Not to Handle an Unexpected Grayson Hale
85. Chapter 85: I’m Fine, Says the Woman Who Is Clearly Not
86. Chapter 86: The Great SpongeBob Abduction
87. Chapter 87: Threats, Authorities, and the Backseat of Doom
88. Chapter 88: Five Inches Apart and Falling Apart
89. CHAPTER 89: Escape Attempt #1: Optimism Was High
90. Chapter 90: Survival Guide: What Not to Do in a Hospital
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