01-14-2015, 02:46 AM
She listened to the American woman complain with condescending tolerance while maintain coolly neutral features. Her patience had a tendency to run short, and something about the blonde was beginning to test it. Fortunately, Damien’s arrival saved her the need to try and appease the other woman and further try said patience.
Having been expecting him, surprise never made itself shown, and Camila’s posture didn’t alter in the slightest. However, the blonde’s obvious slight was altogether different, and nearly earned a roll of her eyes before Camila remembered the purpose for the meeting. Unfortunately, Damien’s encouraging remark and smile tested her resolve. Sitting a little straighter, she disentangled her arms and settled her hands on the desk at either side of her as she watched the spectacle before her.
Was this how the woman had gotten this far in her career? By using pretty smiles and other female subtleties to get what she wanted? Men could be easy to manipulate, Camila understood that well enough. She’d gotten sufficient information from the cartels in much the same way, though watching it happen in front of her left a rather unpleasant taste in her mouth. Hoping that there was more to Jessika Thrice than her pretty golden locks, the morena listened to Oakland’s speech and continued to observe.
Having been expecting him, surprise never made itself shown, and Camila’s posture didn’t alter in the slightest. However, the blonde’s obvious slight was altogether different, and nearly earned a roll of her eyes before Camila remembered the purpose for the meeting. Unfortunately, Damien’s encouraging remark and smile tested her resolve. Sitting a little straighter, she disentangled her arms and settled her hands on the desk at either side of her as she watched the spectacle before her.
Was this how the woman had gotten this far in her career? By using pretty smiles and other female subtleties to get what she wanted? Men could be easy to manipulate, Camila understood that well enough. She’d gotten sufficient information from the cartels in much the same way, though watching it happen in front of her left a rather unpleasant taste in her mouth. Hoping that there was more to Jessika Thrice than her pretty golden locks, the morena listened to Oakland’s speech and continued to observe.