Stella was stunned into silence. There were no words for what Sophia just pulled off.

Sophia scrolled through the exploding social media feeds, calm as ever. “So,” she asked, “what do you think?”

Stella gave a short laugh. “I didn’t know corporate marketing could go full mean-girl chic.”

Sophia spun lazily in her chair, looking completely at peace.

She had done her homework on Susan ages ago—just hadn’t wanted to throw ...