178|Unfortunate One Percent

Eden was in a meeting with the marketing and brand teams for a large part of her morning, going over the event lineup for the family fun day where Lydia would make her big debut as the company's brand ambassador.

By the time Sarah, the head of marketing, announced a second tea break, Eden's head was swimming with market analysis data—all the boring stuff she had no interest in and would never have known existed if Liam hadn't thrown her in the spotlight and put her in charge of Lydia's account.

She was so drained she could barely move from her chair, so she closed her eyes, hoping to catch a nap while everyone was on a body break.

She was still trying to convince her brain to shut down when Clara came in with a tray of something awful in her hands.

Whatever it was, Eden didn't think it tasted as horrible as it smelled. But heavens, the smell—no—the stench was too much for her.

"What is that?" She gagged and wrinkled her nose, surprising the few pe