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Adriella blinked as the woman openly scrutinized her. Part of her was offended by the woman, but she would have probably done the same thing in this situation. After all, this woman, Wendy, was deciding whether she was worthy to work for her friend. In any matter, she lifted her chin higher and gazed back with equal intensity, attempting to appear unmoved by Wendy's behavior.

"Finally," Wendy said. "It was getting to the point where I was afraid I would never find my way out with this mess. Glad to see you're not just another pretty face."

The redhead's amber gaze flickered down to the extended hand. For a moment she was bent on refusing to take it, but politeness would have to do for now. She shook Wendy's hand firmly but gently, so to show that though she wasn't weak like any other girl who seemed to walk into this studio. "Thank you," she replied with another expertly crafted smile. "It's nice to see my boss has a lovely woman for a friend."

Whether or not the word 'friend' was the correct word to use in the situation, Adriella didn't exactly care. After shaking the woman's hand, her hand fell limply to her side and she turned back to organizing. She didn't care about the two behind her, though she was still itching to understand what exactly their relationship was. Old friends? Colleagues? Though she was sure that there hadn't or wasn't any romantic involvement between the two, she wasn't about to rule that out. You never knew, especially since Chris seemed to be exceptionally popular with the ladies - and she couldn't exactly blame girls for falling for him as he did have a certain charm that even she couldn't ignore.

Speaking of the devil, Chris and Wendy seemed fairly interested in a hatbox that had been carried in along with the bags. Adriella struggled to keep a straight face when she looked over her shoulder to see what all the noise was about. The hat was by far one of the most... unique pieces of clothing she'd seen in quite a long time. She quickly turned back to her work, a hand over her mouth to keep in her giggles.