Taking Back the Reins

Cecelia looked at Nadine Barlow's contorted, hysterical face with absolute, unyielding coldness. She did not raise her voice, but her tone cut through the tense air of the living room like a blade. "Since you are the one who recklessly issued that grandiose promise, Ms. Barlow, you are the sole party responsible for manufacturing a solution."

Turning her attention toward the trembling housemaid s