Chapter85: Chapter 85

Chapter 85 XENOIS "I know, I know," Celeste sobbed. "I'm sorry, I forgot, I was just so angry that she—" "I don't care if you were angry!" Another crash as I swept a set of dishes off the counter. "You don't get to be angry! You don't get to make scenes! You don't get to cost me business deals because you couldn't control yourself!" "Please," Celeste begged, and the desperation in her voice was like a knife to my chest. "Please, I'll fix it. I'll apologize to her. I'll do whatever you want, just please—" "You'll do whatever I want?" I laughed bitterly in the video. "That's rich. Because what I want is for you to remember your place. What I want is for you to remember our deal!" Celeste's face went white. "I didn't forget," she whispered. "I would never forget our deal. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." "Are you, though?" Video-me stepped closer to her, and I watched her instinctively take a step back. "Because it seems to me like you've been getting ideas lately. Ideas about being somethin