“He wrote you off a long time ago.”

Claire stepped into Vanessa’s path.

“You’re going to walk into that office right now and withdraw that paper,” Claire said.

She pointed a finger at Vanessa’s face.

“If you don’t fix this right now, I’ll find Daniel in that auditorium and tell him exactly what you did.”

Vanessa laughed softly.

“He’d never believe a word you say,” Vanessa said.

The double doors at the end of the hallway swung open hard.