relaxed, yet she carried herself with an unshakeable confidence. Behind her designer sunglasses, her expression
sn't the amount that mattered; it was the principle. With the matter settled, she hadn't just purchased "Derailed," the signature piece
mand extraordinary prices on the market. This was her gift-a
condition," the gallery manager said, practically beaming. "Will you be tak
d assumed Kylee was just another
ted a single transaction for
ready discreetly r
gnature to make the transf
took the contract and pen, poised to sign. Just as the nib to
snatched 'Derailed' ri
hough dressed head-to-toe in expensive high fashion, the ugly snarl
gle glance, Kylee signed her n
bitch! Are you deaf? I saw that pain
ch perfectly executed astonishment it was a weapon in itself. "Oh," she
rprise only fueled
ailed.' Hand it over, now. Or this is going to end very badly for
noring the tirade as if it were mere background noise. The manager glanced nervously
ng she had a claim to." Her voice became pure, cool command as she turned back to the mana
olute. She saw the potential for Jared's w
controlled environment, shifts in temperature
orld-renowned and yield substantial returns on her investment, and she would not
ic. "You bitch, don't yo
echoed through the gallery. Kylee's hand had la
e it barks and tries to bite me? I'm sorry. When a rabid dog comes at me, my first instinct isn't to reason with it. It's to put it down." At the far end of the gallery, a man in a bla
eres
, his fingers leisurely
slight nod before turning to the men standing behind
ver here. From this moment on, this
ors." The assistant paused as t
e as casual as if commenting on the weather. "Tell the
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