Chapter 212

Although the gossip was whispered in private, Cassandra could sense how people stared at her. Cassandra and Diana were completely unaware of the gossip as they busily prepared for the project's team meeting at 2:30 pm. Only Cassandra and Diana arrived on time. The others strolled in late, dragging their feet, and the last to arrive was Paige, nearly an hour behind. "Sorry," Paige started. "I had to handle a difficult client from the last project. I came as soon as I could." "No worries. Meeting's over," Cassandra replied, standing up. Everyone exchanged confused looks. What? The meeting hadn't even started, and she was calling it? Diana was puzzled, too, but she trusted Cassandra, so she followed her out of the room. "What's her problem? Why'd she call us in here if she wasn't going to talk?" Paige, feigning innocence, shrugged. "What? You guys were in here a while, weren't you?" She had seen Cassandra go in earlier and deliberately waited to enter until much later. Someone