ases were stacked against the walls, paint tubes littered every surface, and the couch was covered in fa

her in a hug so tight it squeezed the

mily said, pulling back to loo

ed her bags by the do

into the tiny kitchen and came back with a chipped mug filled with

eetness hit her tongue, and for a second, the tight

vibrated. The screen lit up

it. "I'll hang u

et her talk." She picked up the

ngrateful little witch! You think hiring some fancy lawyer

s already instructed me to direct all communication through

uttered. "You want half of Kendall's money? You don't

tton. She tapped the screen, blocking the num

Oh my god. That was beautif

g again. This time the screen showed "T

speaker. "What do

have my debutante party next week. My dress needs altering, and yo

ief. "Tinsley, do you really think

wife. That's your job. Now sto

d soon, I won't be your brother's

number. A strange, giddy fee

ands. "Yes! Burn it

g a third tim

rma stared at the name. She he

ntrolled anger. "What game are you p

who should be emb

able. "We had three years together. Are you really go

a quarter of a million dollars to disappear.

ma. My PR team can destroy you. One phone call

y of an Oscar winner who hides his wife for three years and then tries t

dead. Kendal

Then she went through her contacts. She deleted his family, his agent, hi

table. The screen was blank. N

ate," she

he mug of cocoa ag

ng sip. It tast