y from Evelina. He quickly set a thick sta

n to drone on about asset isolation, non-di

e about Sterling's billions. She flipp

n the desk. Without a second of hesitation, sh

ture. He took the pen from her hand, his fingers brushing h

the marriage certificate within the hour," Doyle s

ly, Evelina was no

buttoned his suit jacket, his fa

call," Sterling said, not lookin

le and the lawyers with him. T

ut a soft, mocking laugh. She folded her copy of the

ed out her phone and opened her banking app. Her Barrett accounts were still frozen. A ne

d with a dark,

ett estate in Long Island, the sun shone brigh

crystal flute of champagne. He stared at an e

g silver shears to trim a rare orchi

en declared, his chest puffing out. "Evelin

wore a skin-tight, designer red dress. A

ithout the school halo, she will be

pping with fake pity. "That is what happens

he Times tomorrow," Alden said coldly. "She

s. "Let's turn tonight's charity gala into a

led for the butler to or

ses together, completely oblivious t

d at her phone screen. She had hacked into the Barrett estate's internal sec

urled into a blo

d in an encrypted dark web URL. The

a high-tier dark web syndicate she had cultivated for years. She transm

hest grade. Delivery required at the Barr

pted'. Evelina stared at the words, her heart b