Chapter 5
Cutting the Strings: The Heiress's Revenge
Chapter 5
The Montgomery Private Equity building stood as a monolith of black glass and steel against the night sky, a physical manifestation of its owner’s reputation. Silas Montgomery did not build things; he acquired them, stripped them of their rotting parts, and rebuilt them into impenetrable
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
The annual Sapphire Charity Luncheon was the crown jewel of the city’s high-society calendar. It was a suffocatingly opulent affair held in the grand ballroom of the Plaza, where the elite gathered to sip champagne, trade gossip, and pretend to care about philanthropy. For Arthur Pendelto
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
The rain began to fall just as Victoria’s chauffeured car pulled through the wrought-iron gates of the Sterling Estate. The sprawling, three-story limestone mansion sat on two acres of prime real estate in the city's most exclusive zip code. For eight years, it had been a sanctuary. Now,