CHAPTER 74: When Apologies Need Appointments
By the time the cab pulled up in front of Grayson Hale’s house—estate, actually; let’s be honest—I was ninety percent flowers and ten percent human. The bouquet sat on my lap like an aggressive plant-based bodyguard, blocking my view, my dignity, and any last shred of confidence I’d had five minu...
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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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