Chapter 43 Caught In The Middle

Clairessa’s POV The past week had been long and grueling. I spent every moment working with Nicole on the Gemia project—endless days and even longer nights. We were both terrified Gabriel might reject our designs and ideas again. He’d already threatened to pull us off the project, and I couldn’t afford for that to happen. So, I pushed aside every ounce of frustration and resentment I felt toward Nicole, at least until the project was done.