er back ache. She clicked the "send" button on the twentieth
vibrated.
rriage certificates quickly," Yang said calmly and p
e said. She rubbed her flat stoma
ie leaned back, feeling a f
yrus sat behind his mahogany desk. The
ef at Vanderbilt, walked in. He had a stern exp
Mike said, placing the envelope on the
uments. He quickly flipped through the financial records and educational back
na. Forme
port detailed the exact year Young conceived and how Mrs. Molina had been a secret guest at Cyrus Vanderbilt II's private estate in Connecticu
le. The timeline, the hush money, the unnatural secrecy. Jan Molina
he table. A low, terrifying
. Ellie, the woman who had just
g the edge of the desk until his knuckle
ercom button. "Ms.
into the room, ca
"Give her three times the industry standard rate. But include an exclusivity clause. She can only wo
idened, but she nod
ptop beeped with a new email. The email was marked
ttachment titled "Consulting Ag
pay off her mother's medical debts within a month. But as she scr
ed cage designed to bind her to Cyrus forever. I
one and dialed Ms. F
into the phone. "Mr. Vanderbilt is demanding it
f her phone tightly. Her chest tightened, as
" Ellie said, her voice trembling
d emptied her junk folder. She sat in her quiet apartment, h
listened as Ms. Foste
d predatory smile spr
and dialed the director of
smoothly, "will be awarded to Jan Moli
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