Each step felt heavier than the last,
hers. Soft cream walls, antique French oak furniture,
ld. It was a museum exhibit
the closet and pulled a heavy Louis Vuitton duffel bag from th
irst trip to Paris with her father, before he die
gan to
anic
ici
sitat
ing her personal company data, her father's old notebook-the one where he had
d anything. Sh
rror. Several framed family ph
t a company picnic. Her and Fi
ocking the silver frames face down into the trash can. The glone bu
her best friend, the only person in
n speaker as she tossed a pair
"Are you ready for our dinner reservation at Le Bernardin? I am starv
" Allison stated flatly
n. "Why? Wha
Cheyanne screwing
milee unleashed a string of creative, high-deci
I am going to castrate him with a butter knife!
most smile
gement ring to Cheyanne," Allison con
e, raw scream of disbelief and fury. T
d. "They did WHAT? Where are you right now?
duffel bag and pulled it shut. "I'm leaving
nd a baseball bat waiting for you. We're going to des
strap dug painfully into her collarbone, but the physical discomfort kept her
used by the staff. She would not walk through the main foyer. She woul
rough the massive
ng vegetables, his eyes wide with conf
rk night. The cold air hit her face, clearing her head. She walked two blocks down the aven
he told th
eviewed the Montgomery Group's shareholder structure. Her father had left her twenty-five percent of the voting shares.
ng. He would try to strip her of her voting rights. He would argue that she was "unstable," "emotionally c
ne whose name alone would make the board think twice before crossing her
wling space with exposed brick walls, a massive skylight, and a kitchen island that had seen more therapy session. 5, the same kind her mother used to wear before everything went wro
the kitchen island, and poured a full shot of Pa
Emilee
inching. The liquor burned a fiery trail down h
er of the loft. Allison sat down, resting her e
id. "Baker is going to use this to take everything m
e Six. We ruin Finn's reputation. We burn them to the ground socially. Finn's mother Eulal
would tank Montgomery stock. That hurts my own in
rriage of convenience. Someone with enough capital to make Baker b
ot talking about the Kensington patriarch, are you? Adam Kensington? That old fox who
her quiet, unwavering si
bespoke charcoal suit. The terrifying, suffocating aura of power. The heat o
the ones that had seen straight through her calm facade at the airport. Eyes th
en, dangerous resolve. "What do
ss coffee table with a loud clatter, spill
n, you'
coming Finn's untouchable aunt is t
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