Chapter 44

Brienne

THREE DAYS LATER:

Humming to myself, I looked at the two earrings. Gold or opal? Which was I going to wear today?

After seconds of contemplation, I sighed annoyed. Had Julienne been here, perhaps she would have given a good suggestion. For all the trash she came from, she at least had a less than mediocre taste.

After a few seconds, I looked at my two choices once more and picked up the gold. It felt a bit gaudy for my tastes, but what did it matter? There was nothing wrong with looking a bit gaudy for a special occasion, and this was most certainly a special occasion.

Today was the day of the announcement. I wasn't excited for the event as to what it meant. Helping Viktor and raising the reputation of the company was only a plus side compared to the joy of getting retribution for her and that fiancee of hers embarrassing me, but I was excited for a completely different reason.

Because with the announcement there would be a second announcement; one of the fixed date of our we