her look mixed pity with disdain. She carrie

lipped. "And this." She slapped a thick envel

scattered remnants of her old life-a few books, worn-out cl

Adelina said, calm and steady. "A

ldered. "Miss Hughes,

cut her off smoothly. "My mother's tru

er professional disdain melting into stunned deference. A hundred mil

ight away." She scurried o

cature stared back. Heavy, smudged black eyeliner. Eyebrows plucked and drawn into harsh, ugly shapes. Thick, caked foundation making her skin look sick.

upplies. Adelina took them, locked the bat

ne eye. Black grime came off, revealing skin underneath. She kept

ipe, a new p

at the face in the mirror, and a jolt went throug

ce of

dentical. Piercing, clear gray that seemed to see everything. An ethereal, bre

at once. "So this was you all along, Adelina Hughes," she w

Rivera was on the phone with her family's attorney. The attorney

in?" Eleanor demanded, vo

ust is one of the largest private funds I've ever seen. It appears Ad

heir struggling real estate projects-it could propel Rivera Corpor

nded. "You're going to fix this. I don't car

, Mother? The whole city saw those photos. She

napped. "That trust fund could double our net worth. I'm

less, but on her, it looked like minimalist designer wear. The transformation was absolute

r? She looks li

eve that's th

l, nothing more. And now, she was goin