ushed the cold, crisp bills, but ins

he piano, fluttering to t

d. Her voice was muffled by the ma

und slowly, his brow furrowe

no bench screeching against the

, a smirk playing on her lips. She

ce dropping to that dangerous, qu

her head. She pulled off the

et it

ed at her face-pale, devoid of makeup, eyes burning with a fire he had never se

rd was a breat

silent. Diners tur

ping closer to block her from view. "Dressed like... t

e clear and carrying. "It's called earnin

cosplay as a servant in my favorite restaurant!" His

hed for

back. "Don'

is madness. Yo

" she corrected. "Or

s Oscar-worthy. She covered her mouth with a manicured hand. "I didn't recogniz

, scribbling quickly. She tore off a check. "Five thousand. That shoul

he check o

erena's face. The malice in Serena'

ook th

iled triu

. She threw the pieces into the air. They raine

ce shaking with adrenaline. "You can buy his bed.

asp, stepping back as if sl

hielding Serena. He looked at Lily with pure disgust. "Yo

, sweating profusely. "Miss! You

d. She grabbed her purs

her this time. He was too busy brushing the

iting cold of the New York night. The snow was fallin

her chest heaving. She had

ugh. It was a bro

e restaurant d

il

ing the valet who ran toward him. He

closing the distance