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“As a matter of fact, I might,” Madelaine counters.
A man in all black comes up to us, and as he approaches the table, he puts his hands behind his back. “May I start you off with drinks?”
“Two vodkas on the rocks and one of your finest cabernet sauvignon, please,” Félix says, then looks over at me. “Apologies, do you like red wine, Cora?”
I nod. “I love any wine.”
Madelaine giggles from beside me. “Yes, she has the type of energy I like.”
“Very well. I’ll be back in a few minutes with your drinks,” the server tells us as he walks off.
“Cora, is your manager not joining us this evening? We extended an invitation to her as well, but I don’t see her here,” Madelaine says, eyes fixated on me.
“I actually have something to—” I start off, but I’m quickly interrupted.
“Apologies for being late. I’m not quite used to the city traffic,” Ursula says as she pulls the chair out between her and Félix. She takes a seat and quickly smiles brightly at both of the men. God, I know what she’s about to do. She always does this whenever we meet the men behind the business. In this case, I’m pretty certain Rémy is the man in charge, but it appears like his brother is a big supporter of the club.
Madelaine turns to look at me. “What is it you were going to say, Cora?”
I part my lips, but Ursula turns to look at me and gives me the nastiest glare. It’s a silent warning, one where she wants me to keep my mouth shut.
Clearing my throat, I tell her a bit of the truth. “It’s nothing we can’t discuss later.”
“Okay.” Madelaine picks up easily on the new tension in the room, and I watch as her eyes lock onto Ursula.
“You must be Rémy, I heard rumors about how handsome you are,” Ursula says to Félix.
He laughs. “Well, thank you for the compliment, but I’m Félix. This is my brother, Rémy.” Félix motions with his head toward Rémy, who’s sitting across from him.
Ursula makes a show of gasping when she sees him, which only makes me roll my eyes. “Wow. You both are very . . . good looking.” Ursula rakes her eyes over Rémy, and it makes me frustrated. I want to throttle her, tell her to shut up and get out of here, but we’re in front of my new employers.
The server comes back out and sets our drinks down on the table. I grab my glass of wine the second it’s down and take a sip, praying it’ll take the edge off slightly. Madelaine picks up her glass, but the moment my sister speaks, her eyes instantly focus on her.
“What’s your secret?” Ursula asks Félix.
“I’m sorry?” He doesn’t understand what she’s saying.
“To having such toned muscles. Your shirt might be fitted, but I’m very certain you’re the type of man who has no problem picking up a woman and . . .”
Madelaine dumps her whole glass of wine on Ursula’s white, flowy dress. My sister shrieks, and Madelaine holds up her left hand with the massive ring. “I don’t know if you’re blind or just downright stupid. My name is Madelaine DeLancy, and your flirting with my husband is over with.”
Ursula’s face turns beet red. “Madelaine, I’m so—”
Madelaine holds up a finger and wags it at Ursula. “No. You,” she pauses to look my sister up and down, “you can call me Mrs. DeLancy. Now, I suddenly don’t think it’s best you stay for this business meeting. I’ll make sure to have my assistant call you if we ever require you for something.” Madelaine’s tone goes stone cold, and Ursula swallows hard. She rises from her chair and makes her way out of the private dining area.
Rémy grabs onto the bottle of wine and pours his sister-in-law a new drink.
“I was going to tell you earlier, but Ursula is no longer my manager. We dissolved our contract,” I say to Madelaine, and she smiles brightly.
“Good, because I was about to kill her,” Madelaine says, and everyone at the table cracks up laughing.
