d shut, cutting off Barre
floor of the hallway, a sharp, rhythmi
he elevator, the door
nged forward, grabbing my wrist with a bruising grip. "If you walk into that e
ping my wrist. My pulse p
rm sharply, br
ng with venom. "I'm sick of staying up all night c
nd hit the button for the underground garage. The doo
es squealing slightly against the concr
radio. The silence in
Gus was a Wall Street titan, the primary venture capitalist b
could hear the thwack of a golf cl
e than the Montgomery family's discarded shell playing dress-up at a startup. "If Barrett sent
dropping an octave. "Authorizat
other end of the line. The sound
ll arrogance. "Miss Montgomery? That... that is the absolute highest fam
funding,"
use
ion. I want it pulled. Immediately. Initiate the wit
bankrupt him," Gus stammered
rust will liquidate every positi
done," Gus sa
ion in the rearview mirror. My eyes were
mbers-only spa in Soho. I spent two hours getting a full-body scrub, a
to the Tribeca penthous
doors opene
d out an
s wearing an ill-fitting, last-season Chanel twe
ta R
she saw me in my vintage velvet gown, her eyes widened in s
d it with a sickly-sw
Oh, Harlow. You're home late. I was just coming to pick
raight toward the door, forcing
keypad code. The
n, Crista tried to
d, her tone dripping
ed my forearm backward, catc
lost her balance and fell hard onto the hallway carpet,
. "You assaulted me! Barrett gave me fifty million dollars today! H
at her sprawle
said, my voice flat and bored. "If you're going to steal fifty m
hite. Her mouth opened and
ator din
s custom suit, his tie undone, looking like a man who had just looked dow
scene: Crista on the flo
rs. She scrambled up and threw
r face in his shirt. "She pushed
s back, but his eyes were locked on me. He was searchin
und n
ing them with the detached curiosity
ble shudder through Barrett. It terri
re?" Barrett hissed, trying to peel her
t s
th the stress of his collapsing company. He dragg
ute betrayal as the doors clo
me, running a trembling
peak, my phone bu
out. A text
Bernardin. Private Ro
real, terr
partment and shut the
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