“I remember you, Miss Griffith,” Emily said with a polite nod and a small, composed smile.

Valda, stunned, clapped a hand over her mouth. “Wait—you’re… you’re Miss Conner? Emily Conner, the CEO of Emily Pharmaceuticals?”

She could barely contain her anticipation, hanging onto Emily’s answer.

To her astonishment, she’d guessed right. Emily didn’t deny it. She simply nodded. “Yes, that’s me.”

“Oh my god, it is you!” Valda nearly shouted. ...