iet and efficient busyness. Maids and footmen shuttled through
arefully carried away a jagged, neon-pink metal sculpture-that thing had been ruining the flow of the entire room for months. They rolled
sically breathe a sigh of relief. The original elegant mahogany furniture and the cream-colored cl
sekeeper's posture was visibly more relax
s have been completely cleared," Eleanor repo
s the physical evidence symbolizing her toxic rebellion vani
Arthur walked in. His suit remained spotless, looki
ing over a dozen massive, heavy-duty moving boxes. The
oxes. A deep sense of satis
during the recovery pro
. "Ms. Parsons was highly uncooperative, Madam. Until I dialed the first tw
This laughter somewhat surprised Arthur, who w
layan crocodile Birkin bag. She inspected the hardware and was very satisfied that Ja
usted off her hands.
. "I want every single item in these boxes liquidated for cash before the weekend.
ast pocket, ready to execute the order. But he
ly lowered his phone and looked at Audrey. His eyes were a
e, Madam, but I cannot arrange the consig
ted instantly. "Why? Is there a logi
ht. He announced the devas
d. "Your biometric access at the main gates has been deleted. Furthermore, no ve
d into her like a massive boulder. She was completely grounded. S
tionally, your personal bank accounts and black cards have
er old instincts-to scream, to smash the Birkin bag against th
ully pushing the burning anger back down into her stomach. She reminded herself that Barre
on smoothed out into calm accept
udrey said softly. "Thank
y braced his body for a violent outburst of rage. He thought she wou
of luxury goods. She realized sh
main vault," Audrey instructed.
w that her external resources were completely severed. Since she couldn't l
the hall. It was late afternoon. She decided to l
e professional kitchen, determined to use tonight
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