Sylvie was slumped over the desk, looking like all the life had been drained out of her.
Felix Sinclair said, "Look at you, what a chicken!"
"Then you do it!" Sylvie shot back, and Felix Sinclair immediately fell silent.
As it turned out, the two of them had been worrying for nothing.
Georgia Thorne acted as if nothing had happened, working just as she always did.
Under Sylvie's careful observation, Georgia Thorne showed no unusual behavior or emotional distress.
Over the next few days, the studio took on several new clients.
One of them happened to be someone they had just met a few days ago.
The workload was heavy, so Georgia Thorne delegated some of the tasks to Sylvie and Felix Sinclair, telling them they could discuss any issues that came up.
For one client, however, Georgia Thorne took the order form and went to see them in person.
Sam Yates drove. The destination was a high-end apartment building downtown.
