Dumped Today Married Tomorrow: My Overnight Wedding to a Tycoon novel Chapter 292

“Sharlene, I have no idea what’s going on, but if this is about your design work, just talk to me. I can help fix whatever happened.” Anastasia said gently.

The word “design” was like a trigger. Sharlene’s eyes went red as she gritted her teeth. “Forget it.”

Just then, Peter called out. “Sharlene, can I see you for a minute?”

Sharlene jumped up and headed toward Peter. As she walked past Anastasia’s desk, she shoulder checked her–hard. Whether it was on purpose or not was pretty obvious.

Anastasia frowned, but before she could say anything, sharlene was already gone.

“What’s up. Peter?” Sharlene asked, sounding completely defeated.

Peter looked at her with fake sympathy. “See? I warned you about Anastasia from day one. She’s totally untrustworthy. Gets your hopes up just to screw you over and leave you with nothing. How’s that working out for you?”

Sharlene’s face went ashen. She bit her lip and nodded. “Yeah, I’m seeing that now. I got completely played. She took all the credit while I got jack shit. God, I actually thought she was decent. Turns out she’s the biggest snake here!”

“You never really know people, do you? At least now you know better,” Peter said with a knowing nod.

Sharlene nodded bitterly. “Lesson learned. I’m staying far away from her from now on.”

“Want me to ask Vincent about transferring you to another department?”

Sharlene’s eyes lit up. “God, yes. Please.”

When Sharlene came back to her desk, she started shoying everything into boxes. Anastasia tried talking to her, but Sharlene acted like she’d gone completely deaf.

Within minutes, Sharlene had packed up and walked away without even looking in Anastasia’s direction.

But Anastasia spotted something left behind on the desk.

She was about to call out and return it when she realized what it was–the good luck charm they’d bought together at that little temple during their Miami trip. Her heart sank as she quietly slipped it into her pocket.

“Ms. Kingsley? There’s a client here who specifically requested you for a jewelry design,” the receptionist announced from the doorway.

“Sure, send them in.”

Anastasia forced herself to pull it together, putting on her professional smile as she looked toward the entrance.

But when she saw who was standing there, her blood ran cold.

Valeria. Of fucking course.

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Before Anastasia could even process what was happening, Valeria practically skipped over with this sickeningly sweet smile.

Sister! Why didn’t you come say hi when you saw me?”

Sister?

The entire office turned to stare. The gossip mill was already churning.

Valeria and Anastasia looked nothing alike–what was with the “sister” thing?

And Anastasia clearly wanted nothing to do with her. Drama alert.

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Before Anastasia could shut this down, Valeria was already right in her face. “I’m so excited to see what amazing jewelry you’ll design for me, sis!”

Anastasia’s expression turned ice–cold. “Not happening. Find someone else.”

“Oh, that’s too bad,” Valeria said with mock disappointment, “because I heard Rhodes Global has this policy where if a client specifically requests a designer, they can’t refuse without a valid conflict of interest.”

Shit. Valeria had clearly done her research.

Anastasia was too exhausted to fight this. “Fine. Conference room. Now.”

Valeria practically purred with satisfaction as she followed Anastasia into the room.

The second the door clicked shut, Anastasia crossed her arms and leaned against the table, giving Valeria her most withering

stare.

Valeria didn’t seem fazed at all. “I owe you a huge thank–you for last night. That little reality check you gave Jasper? Pure genius. He came home and completely broke down–I’m talking ugly crying for hours. I had to comfort him all night, but it was so worth it because he finally gets it now.”

“He told me he finally knows who really matters in his life.”

Anastasia rolled her eyes. “If you’re here to rub this in my face, save your breath. I literally could not care less.”

“Oh no, that’s not why I’m here at all!” Valeria said brightly, placing both hands on her obviously pregnant belly. “I’m here because the baby’s daddy and his family want to get him something really special for when he’s born. You know, something meaningful and beautiful. So naturally, I thought I’d go with the best designer I know.”

“Aren’t you a designer? Oh wait–my bad. You got yourself blacklisted from the entire industry.”

Valeria’s face twisted with rage. That bitch really knew how to twist the knife.

“Shut the hell up!”

But Anastasia was just getting started, “You know what’s really interesting though? Here you are, doing all the heavy lifting–literally growing their baby–and they’re showering the kid with expensive gifts, letting you pick whatever you want. Clearly money’s no object for them..”

“So why exactly aren’t they buying YOU anything nice? Seems a little one–sided, don’t you think?”

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Every word hit like a slap. Valeria felt her chest tighten.

Truth was, she’d been thinking the exact same thing lately. The pregnancy hormones were already making her emotional, and realizing that the tales seemed way more invested in the baby than in her? That hurt more than she wanted to admit.

But she’d rather die than let Anastasia see that.