Celia Sterling didn't ask what kind of new assistant Silas Norwood had found for himself.
He was a master of delegation, an expert at finding ways to slack off, so getting himself a work assistant was just standard procedure.
It was his last sentence, however, that put her in a bit of a bind:
Cece: [I'm afraid I can't make it back. Can we postpone?]
Silas Norwood didn't reply.
Celia Sterling's attention was soon drawn back to the conversation among the experts from the Fragrance Association.
The symposium was already halfway over. The Sterlings had managed to invite several available experts to help resolve the issues at their base, and the head of the Fragrance Association invited Celia Sterling to join him that afternoon to meet a major figure from the Perfumery Guild.
