"Ma'am, I think you've misunderstood," Eric replied courteously, "This is a business lunch."
Playboy he was, but he wasn't so insane as to offend Wright Enterprises with a scandal like this!
"The wife of Damon Wright doesn't do business," The woman sounded even more offended this time and Eric sighed. He was about to pull out one of his tricks to coax her but was stopped by the scrape of Sienna's chair on the floor as she slowly stood.
The long drawn out sound was quite chilling to hear and when she stood up in her heels, she was taller than the woman, allowing her to look down her slim nose at her.
"Mrs Cornell, it sounds like you're insinuating that I'm committing an indiscretion," Sienna drawled, sounding bored. But her green eyes flashed as she pinned the other woman with a stare, "I guess it takes one to know one since I heard you haven't been the most faithful to Mr Cornell, is that right?"
Mrs Cornell and Eric's mouths fell open in unison. Immediately, Mrs Cornell started spluttering and sounding offended but Sienna cut in coolly, her eyes were electric against her pale skin.
"Of course, there's no proof except for the security camera footage of you entering and leaving hotels with your lover in disguise," Sienna said while casually inspecting her nails, but in a tone that implied she had access to that exact evidence.
Mrs Cornell had fallen silent and was white as a sheet. Eric was staring at Sienna in surprise and admiration. Today had been a day of pleasant revelations, not only was the elder Miss Astor a sharp business mind, she was a bold firecracker as well!
"Besides, it's my marriage," Sienna finished cuttingly, "If I want to have an affair it's my business not yours."
With that, she slipped on a pair of stylish sunglasses, thanked Eric for the discussion and stalked off.
Internally, Sienna did a fistpump as she walked to her car. Mrs Cornell had always made mean remarks about her in her previous life, saying she wasn't a good wife or criticising the way she ran the house.
Only by accident had Sienna discovered Mrs Cornell's secret affair and while she had kept quiet about it in the past, the new Sienna was not about to pull any punches!
Back in the restaurant, Eric sipped the last of his wine as a slow smile spread across his face.
Sienna Astor was more than entertaining. She was fascinating.
***
"Jun, you did so well on the scenes today," Vivianne flirted, twirling a lock of red hair, "Let's go for a meal to celebrate!"
"I'm busy," Was the curt reply she got for her efforts.
Vivianne pouted. As a popular actress, she was used to people fawning over her and having men at her beck and call. However, the hottest celebrity at the moment didn't even want to have a meal with her!
Peering a little, she thought she saw a girl's name as the contact he was texting, and her blood boiled even more. Which girl was better than her?
Annoyed, she flipped her luscious mane of hair and crossed her arms to make her cleavage more noticeable. Then she tried again.
"Why don't we go to one of the new eateries you just opened?" Vivianne batted her thick lashes and waited with an expectant smile. She knew that Jun Slater was not only famous as an idol and actor, but had recently ventured into the food industry with a diner style eatery.
He finally kept his phone and looked up. Vivianne's eyes gleamed with triumph, she knew it! No man could resist her, not even the aloof Jun Slater.
He moved closer to her and her heartbeat sped up, was he about to make a move on her here? On set? She knew Jun Slater answered to no one, but this was such a bold move!
She allowed her eyes to flutter in anticipation but was shocked when he abruptly pulled away. To her dismay, she realised he had been reaching for the leather jacket behind her!
"I hope you enjoy your meal at 'Slater's'," He told her, citing the name of his diner as he coolly pulled on his jacket. With that flippant sentence, he walked away, leaving crew members swooning in his wake.
The sound of a motorcycle started outside and faded, leaving Vivianne fuming that the most popular bad boy in the showbiz industry didn't want her.
She narrowed her eyes, she had seduced men in high positions and men in wealthy families. What Vivianne Astor wanted, she would get!
***
It was just about this time that two women entered a high end jewellery store.
One of them was a snooty looking young woman wearing this season's latest fashion and with her make up carefully done up. Anyone who was in a high society circle would know her as the daughter of one of the nouveau riche families.
They had only recently built their wealth and so, made it their mission to flaunt it as much as possible.
The other woman was Sienna Astor.
Damon's grandmother was about to celebrate her birthday and she had always been kind to Sienna back in her past life, so Sienna was determined to get her a good present.
She browsed with care, looking for something that would suit the matriarch's status and tastes. Just as a pair of earrings caught her eye, a loud voice rang out across the shop.
"Don't you know who I am? How dare you refuse to sell this to me?" The young woman shrilled at the poor assistant girl who was trying her best to explain.
Sienna watched as the young woman slammed her credit card down on the counter and demanded to buy an item.
"Ma'am, I'm terribly sorry, but that item has already been reserved," The service assistant was trying her best but looked on the verge of tears.
"Who reserved it? I can pay more, I want it!" The woman screeched, her prettily made up face contorting into an ugly expression.
The pitiful shop assistant was a slim young girl with mixed looks who was probably still in school or barely out of school. She looked so troubled that Sienna found herself walking over before she knew it.
Sliding on her sunglasses, she took a deep breath.
Come on, Sienna, you promised yourself you'd be bad this time around. She smiled coldly, it was time to get mean.
"I reserved it," She announced with an icy glare, "Do you have a problem with that?"