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ritory, leaving the sprawling estate and its suffocating memo
Citibank and was immediately escorted
oze for a fraction of a second as he registered the number of zeros. It
eared in my bank account. I stared at the balance on my ph
ed into a high-end real
ve views, top-tier security, and most importantly, as
" the most prestigious residential tower in the
dels and photos, I made
it. I'll pa
contracts immediately. In less than two hours, I was the
er the entire city through the floor-to-ceiling window
as my
ut my phone, open my contacts, a
it for thr
and confirmed the opt
e, Mr.
done did I place a
The background was a chaotic backstage scene. "Oh my god, you actua
e massive windows and the empty living roo
O.' It was followed by a shriek
Where is this? D
ut Damien's thirty-millio
stard thought he could just pay you off? But.
mazing! You're finally out of that hellhole! We have
reed. "I'll
ning my new life. The first step
l photography equipment website, and began br
set up a private photography studio for me in the manor just to show off his "generosity" to the pack, but he strictly forbade me from sharing my
to get it all bac
cameras, lenses, lighting equipment-spending near
, I felt a satisfaction I hadn't felt i
rying two bottles of Perrier-Jouë
huge hug. "I'm so
e straight from the bottle and eating
turning serious. "Are you really
. But now, all I feel is relief. Chloe, I w
t the "crime" my mother was accused of, and abo
. Then she swore, her voice filled with rage. "Th
, Kaci. And I'm sure there's more to your mother's story. You've
as the first time since leaving
"To new beginnings! And
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