phere in the house shifte

the Vargas Family Trust, the eyes and ears of the board,

e safe in the basement and brought out a long,

ttributed to a master from the Song Dynasty. It was a registered gift from the Santos Matriarch to the Vargas famil

n wall, replacing the pho

Leo just as Eliana w

" Felicity asked, wrinkling

a said. "It's worth t

"For a piece of

ce box. Grape juice. He was squeezing it, m

She opened a book, but she

d toward th

eo, be careful. Tha

ed authority. She made sure

yes. "Oh, stop hoveri

ngs to the Santos family, really. If anything happ

me 'Hayes' and bristl

id. "Look at the fancy pa

the wall. He squeezed the

liquid arched

the mountain turned a violent, sugary violet. The ink ra

ped. She brought he

looks better no

led. "See? He

oors of the liv

ith silver hair and a posture like a steel ro

looked at

the temperature in the room

He inspected the purple stain.

ddressing Eliana but looking at

tried to stop him, Mr. Ste

to Felicity. It was a g

ch," Ster

just a little accident. Leo spilled some juic

nal treasure on loan from the Santos collection. It is valued at twelve

e vanished. "Tw

m notifying the board. This comes

stammered. "That

o, who was sucking on

"Until the debt is repaid, all discretionary accounts linked to Hayes Vargas ar

eked. "You can't do t

d to the lawyers. "Document th

erling berate Felicity. She watched Felici

old flame of satis

dripping with fake concern. "This