ough the massive windows of
held a porcelain cup of black coffee in one hand and a fin
ront doors
. Clinging to his arm was a young woman in a skin-tight pink d
andi. Lelan
reassert his dominance after the humiliation
hey froze, lowering their heads, prete
wn right on the armrest next to Leland, crossing her legs to show
She slowly turned a
nored. She dramatically raised her right ha
-pitched, grating voice. "This bracelet is
f sight. A thick, gold bracelet covered in diamonds gl
red and eighty thousand dollars. Leland says I'm the only woman who deserves it." She looke
cigar from his pocket and bit the end o
y lowered h
s for exactly two seconds. With her advanced degree in gem
y laugh. She set her coffee
over to Brandi. She look
t out. She grabbed Brandi
in pain. "Hey!
ook a step forward.
to tap a manicured fingernail against the
ire living room. "See how the light refracts blue and yellow? A natural South Afric
tried to yank her arm awa
ing in here!" B
osing the inside of the band. She poi
ank." Cora traced the letters. "And the engraving of the logo is wrong. The tail of the letter 'r' should have a near
let out a loud snort, quickly cover
the weight is completely wrong. This isn't eighteen-karat gold. It's
ss coffee table, she pulled a tissue from a dispenser and meticulously wi
r face was stark white. She looked up at Leland
eep, ugly crimson. The cigar fell f
s. He thought his stupid, uneducated wife would never know the dif
ile ego
Leland roar
randi hard across the face. The
ed and fell o
u stupid cow!" Leland sc
the front door, her heels clicking wildly. She tripped, losing o
of the room, breathing heav
r coffee cup. She
d softly, "is exactly like your
nd staircase, leaving Leland sta
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